Seasonal changes in the diet of adult and juvenile Agama impalearis (Lacertilia: Agamidae) in the central Jbilet mountains, Morocco

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 403-412

  Znari, M ^a   El Mouden, E ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Adult; Agama impalearis; Arid area; Diet; Juvenile; Morocco; Seasonal change

Indexed keywords

DIET; LIZARD; SEASONALITY;

JBILET MOUNTAINS; MOROCCO;

AGAMA IMPALEARIS; AGAMIDAE; ARTHROPODA; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; ISOPTERA; LACERTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0031257706     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1997.0271     Document Type: Article

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