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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Main Author: William E. COOPER, Jr., Wade C. SHERBROOKE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2012-08-01
Series:Current Zoology
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Online Access:http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=12067