Bite me: Blue tails as a ‘risky-decoy’ defense tactic for lizards
Many lizard species use caudal autotomy to escape entrapment. Conspicuous coloration may increase the likelihood of being attacked, but if that attack can be directed towards the autotomous tail this may ultimately increase the chances of the lizard surviving a predatory attack. We tested the hypoth...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Current Zoology Editorial Office
2014
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| Online Access: | http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=12339 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36855 |