Lizards Cooperatively Tunnel to Construct a Long-Term Home for Family Members

Steve McAlpin; Paul Duckett; Adam Stow

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019041

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Lizards Cooperatively Tunnel to Construct a Long-Term Home for Family Members

Steve McAlpin,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Australia
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Paul Duckett,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Australia
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Adam Stow

* E-mail: adam.stow@mq.edu.au

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Australia
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Lizards Cooperatively Tunnel to Construct a Long-Term Home for Family Members

Steve McAlpin,
Paul Duckett,
Adam Stow

Published: May 11, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019041

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