Is there any interspecific competition between dwarf crocodiles (Osteolaemus tetraspis) and Nile monitors (Varanus niloticus ornatus) in the swamps of central Africa? a study from south-eastern Nigeria

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 247, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 127-131

  Luiselli, L ^a,b,d   Akani, G C ^b   Capizzi, D ^a,c  

^a Inst Environ Poll Res'Demetra'   (Italy)

^b RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Interspecific competition; Nigeria; Osteolaemus tetraspis; Varanus niloticus ornatus

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OSTEOLAEMUS TETRASPIS; SQUAMATA; VARANUS NILOTICUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033483401     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999001132     Document Type: Article

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