Do skin pockets of lizards reduce the deleterious effects of ectoparasites? An experimental study with Psammodromus algirus

Herpetologica

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-7

  Salvador, Alfredo ^a   Veiga, José P ^a   Civantos, Emilio ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ectoparasites; Lizards; Pockets; Psammodromus algirus

Indexed keywords

ECTOPARASITE; LIZARD; SKIN EFFECT;

IXODES RICINUS; PSAMMODROMUS ALGIRUS;

EID: 0032827485     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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