The Ecological Significance of Sexual Dimorphism in Size in the Lizard Anolis conspersus.
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...For example, perch height varies depending on sex (Lister & Garcia Aguayo, 1992; Schoener, 1967, 1968), predation risk (Scott, Wilson, Jones, & Andrews, 1976), abiotic conditions (Lopez- Darias, Schoener, Spiller, & Losos, 2012), and hunger level (Paterson, 1999; Stamps, 1977; Stamps & Tanaka,…...
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...On the basis of essentially the same pattern of staining, other investigators have reached the same conclusion (3, 4), or have attributed staining additionally or alternatively to the processes of the bipolar cells (5, 6), the ganglion cells (4, 5), or centrifugal fibers from the optic nerve (7)....
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...A greater proportion of large insects were found in larger adult males than in adult females of Anolis lineatopus and Agama agama (4, 5); similarly, juveniles take smaller food than adults (5-7)....
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