Relative abundance of lizards and marine toads on Saipan, Mariana Islands

Pacific Science

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 274-284

  Wiles, Gary J ^b   Guerrero, Jesse P ^a  

^a Div of Aquatic and Wildl Resources   (Guam)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT PREFERENCE; LIZARD; MARINE TOAD; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

MARIANA ISLANDS, SAIPAN;

ANOLIS CAROLINENSIS; BUFO MARINUS; CARLIA FUSCA; EMOIA ATROCOSTATA; EMOIA CAERULEOCAUDA; GEHYRA MUTILATA; GEHYRA OCEANICA; HEMIDACTYLUS FRENATUS; LAMPROLEPIS SMARAGDINA; LEPIDODACTYLUS LUGUBRIS; PEROCHIRUS ATELES; VARANUS INDICUS;

EID: 0030440581     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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