Microhabitat use and thermal ecology of two narrowly sympatric Sceloporus (Phrynosomatidae) lizards

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 152-160

  Grover, Mark C ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHRYNOSOMATINAE; SCELOPORUS; SCELOPORUS OCCIDENTALIS; SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0030430880     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565506     Document Type: Article

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