Parental care protects against infanticide in the lizard Egernia saxatilis (Scincidae)

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1361-1369

  O'Connor, David E ^a   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFANTICIDE; LIZARD; PARENTAL CARE; TERRITORIALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EGERNIA; EGERNIA SAXATILIS; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 9944240350     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.02.014     Document Type: Article

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