Aggressive behaviour of Red-capped Plovers Charadrius ruficapillus towards the Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard Tiliqua scincoides scincoides

Wader Study Group Bulletin

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 191-192

  Ekanayake, Kasun B ^a   Weston, Michael A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggressive behaviour; Australia; Blue tongue Lizard; Charadrius ruficapillus; Red capped Plover; Tiliqua scincoides scincoides

Indexed keywords

CHARADRIIDAE; CHARADRIUS RUFICAPILLUS; SQUAMATA; TILIQUA SCINCOIDES;

EID: 84861679582     PISSN: 02603799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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