TAIL LOSS, TAIL COLOR, AND PREDATOR ESCAPE IN EUMECES (LACERTILIA, SCINCIDAE) - AGE-SPECIFIC DIFFERENCES IN COSTS AND BENEFITS

被引:131
作者
VITT, LJ [1 ]
COOPER, WE [1 ]
机构
[1] AUBURN UNIV,DEPT BIOL,MONTGOMERY,AL 36193
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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE ZOOLOGIE | 1986年 / 64卷 / 03期
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10.1139/z86-086
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Q95 [动物学];
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071002 ;
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页码:583 / 592
页数:10
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