Publications
| territory acquisition in lizards. iv. obtaining high status and exclusive home ranges | we released juvenile anolis aeneus lizards into vacant patches of habitat in the field and observed as they established territories. individuals settling in the presence of few competitors obtained more exclusive home ranges than did individuals settling at higher densities. when settling at high densities, juveniles that eventually attained high social status fought and chased their opponents more frequently than did juveniles that were subordinate to other residents at the end of the settlemen ... | 1998 | 9480712 |
| rainfall, activity and social behaviour in the lizard, anolis aeneus. | the effects of drought periods on the behaviour of a tropical lizard (anolis aeneus) were measured. the number of lizards active at study sites and display frequencies varied inversely with days since rainfall. animals that were artificially watered during a drought drank and showed an immediate recovery to prior, non-drought display levels. rainfall records indicate that drought periods of the duration studied here are frequent in the natural habitat. | 1976 | 986783 |