Enforcing the Generation Gap

In a recent study published in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, biologists Tammy Keren-Rotem and Eli Geffen of Tel Aviv University and Amos Bouskila of Ben-Ciurion University of the Negev argue that cannibalism in the common chameleon has resulted in an ontogenetic habitat shift. Keren-Rotem, Bo...

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Published in:American scientist 2006-07, Vol.94 (4), p.312-313
Main Author: Esty, Amos
Format: Article
Language:English
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Animal behavior
Cannibalism
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Reptiles & amphibians
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Summary:In a recent study published in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, biologists Tammy Keren-Rotem and Eli Geffen of Tel Aviv University and Amos Bouskila of Ben-Ciurion University of the Negev argue that cannibalism in the common chameleon has resulted in an ontogenetic habitat shift. Keren-Rotem, Bouskila and Geffen narrowed the list of possible explanations for habitat shift in the common chameleon by conducting experiments with individuals found in a nature preserve near Mt.
ISSN:0003-0996
1545-2786
DOI:10.1511/2006.60.312