Facultative frugivory in the cape flat lizard, Platysaurus capensis (Sauria: Cordylidae)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 1997, Pages 811-818

  Whiting, Martin J ^a,b   Greeff, Jaco M ^a,c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Transvaal Museum   (South Africa)

^c Maxplanck Inst Verhaltensphysiol   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPE FLAT LIZARD; FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; FIG; FORAGING; FRUGIVORY; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION;

AUGRABIES FALLS NATIONAL PARK; NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

AVES; CORDYLIDAE; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); FICUS CORDATA; MORACEAE; PICUS; PICUS CORDATA; PLATYSAURUS CAPENSIS; SAURIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0031468130     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447298     Document Type: Article

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