Sex does not affect tail autotomy in lacertid lizards

Caudal autotomy is one of the most effective and widespread defensive mechanisms among lizards. When predators grasp the tail, lizards are able to shed it from the point of the attack and further. Numerous factors have been reported to affect tail-shedding performance such as temperature, age, preda...

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Main Authors: Panayiotis Pafilis, Kostas Sagonas, Grigoris Kapsalas, Johannes Foufopoulos, Efstratios D. Valakos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2017-06-01
Series:Acta Herpetologica
Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1790