Geographic variation in antisnake tactics: the evolution of scent-mediated behavior in a lizard

Authors :: Downes, Sharon J.
Adams, Mark
Source :: Evolution. March, 2001, Vol. 55 Issue 3, p605, 11 p.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: The evolution of scent-mediated behavior has been studied in the rock-dwelling velvet gecko (Oedura lesueurii) using modern comparative methods and a snake species, Hodeplocephalus bungaroides, as the selective agent. The results give support for an often-suggested, nevertheless speculative, idea that prey can adapt to predation pressure on a small local scale.

Subjects :: Evolution -- Research
Biogeography -- Research
Variation (Biology) -- Research
Isoenzymes -- Environmental aspects
Predation (Biology) -- Research
Chemical senses -- Research
Lizards -- Behavior
Snakes -- Environmental aspects
Biological sciences

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