Ecology of the South American lizard Norops chrysolepis (Polychrotidae)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 1996, Pages 56-68

  Vitt, Laurie J ^a   Zani, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; BLATTARIA; CHRYSOLEPIS; INSECTA; NOROPS; NOROPS CHRYSOLEPIS; ORTHOPTERA; POLYCHROTINAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0029660032     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1446941     Document Type: Article

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