Got it clipped? The effect of tail clipping on tail gripping performance in chameleons

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 91-93

  Herrel, Anthony ^a   Measey, G John ^b,c   Vanhooydonck, Bieke ^d   Tolley, Krystal A ^b,e  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; CHAMAELEONIDAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 84859031576     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/10-301     Document Type: Article

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