Density effects on life-history traits of an island lizard population

Ecological Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-118

  Hasegawa, Masami ^a  

^a NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Annual variation; Density dependence; Island population; Life history traits; Lizard

Indexed keywords

ISLAND POPULATION; LIFE HISTORY; LIZARD; POPULATION DENSITY;

EUMECES; EUMECES OKADAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0030849495     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02523776     Document Type: Article

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