The social life of eastern water dragons: Sex differences, spatial overlap and genetic relatedness

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 97, Issue , 2014, Pages 53-61

  Strickland, K ^a   Gardiner, R ^a   Schultz, A J ^a   Frere C H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eastern water dragon; Intellagama lesueurii; Kinship; Reptiles; Social evolution; Social structure; Spatial overlap

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; HOME RANGE; KIN SELECTION; KINSHIP; LIZARD; PHYLOGENETICS; RELATEDNESS; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

REPTILIA; SAURURUS CERNUUS;

EID: 84907513221     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.08.009     Document Type: Article

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