Choosing between a rock and a hard place: Camouflage in the round-tailed horned lizard Phrynosoma modestum
The round-tailed horned lizard Phrynosoma modestum is cryptically colored and resembles a small stone when it draws legs close to its body and elevates its back. We investigated effectiveness of camouflage in P. modestum and its dependence on stones by placing a lizard in one of two microhabitats (u...
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Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2012-08-01
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Series: | Current Zoology |
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Online Access: | http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=12067 |