Food habits of the green lizard, lacerta bilineata, in central Italy and a reliability test of faecal pellet analysis

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 267-272

  Angelici, Francesco Maria ^a   Luiselli, Luca ^a   Rugiero, Lorenzo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Diet; Faecal pellet analysis; Intraspecific competition; Italy; Lacerta bilineata; Lacertidae; Mediterranean habitat; Ontogenetic change; Stomach content analysis

Indexed keywords

DIET; FAECAL PELLET ANALYSIS; GREEN LIZARD;

ITALY;

LACERTA BILINEATA;

EID: 0031396213     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009709356207     Document Type: Article

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