Homing in eastern fence lizards (Sceloporus undulatus) following short-distance translocation

Great Basin Naturalist

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 348-351

  Hein, Eric W ^a,b   Whitaker, Shayna J ^a,c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier; Disturbance; Eastern fence lizard; Homing; New Mexico; Sceloporus undulatus; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0030830272     PISSN: 00173614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5962/bhl.part.13087     Document Type: Article

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