The lizard fauna of Guam's fringing islets: Island biogeography, phylogenetic history, and conservation implications

Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 353-365

  Perry, Gad ^a,d   Rodda, Gordon H ^b   Fritts, Thomas H ^c   Sharp, Thomas R ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^d Brown Treesnake Project   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown treesnake; Conservation; Exotic predator; Geckos; Guam; Island biogeography; Lizard diversity; Nested subsets; Skinks

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; LIZARD; PHYLOGENETICS;

GUAM;

EID: 0032462812     PISSN: 09607447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1466-822X.1998.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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