Colonization and saturation of habitats by lizards

Oikos

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 283-290

  M'Closkey, Robert T ^a   Hecnar, Stephen J ^a   Chalcraft, David R ^a   Cotter, Jill E ^a   Johnston, Jodi ^a   Poulin, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; HABITAT SATURATION; LIZARD;

SCELOPORUS GRACIOSUS; SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; UROSAURUS ORNATUS; UTA STANSBURIANA;

EID: 0030620797     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546295     Document Type: Article

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