Seasonal dietary patterns of the Mexican fringe-toed lizard (Uma paraphygas)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-9

  Gadsden, Hector E ^a   Palacios Orona, Luis E ^a  

^a Instituto de Ecologia AC Durango   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHODACTYLUS SCUTELLATUS; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; SQUAMATA; UMA PARAPHYGAS;

EID: 0030944647     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565321     Document Type: Article

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