Microhabitat use by a translocated population of St Lucia whiptail lizards (Cnemidophorus vanzoi)

Animal Conservation

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 143-156

  Dickinson, Hannah C ^a,b   Fa, John E ^b   Lenton, Stuart M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c The Dept of R and D   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CNEMIDOPHORUS VANZOI; LUCIA; MACRURONUS NOVAEZELANDIAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0009530369     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943001001172     Document Type: Article

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