Abundance, demographics and body condition of a translocated population of St Lucia whiptail lizards (Cnemidophorus vanzoi)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 251, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 187-197

  Dickinson, H C ^a,b   Fa, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body condition index; Cnemidophorus vanzoi; St Lucia; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BODY CONDITION; CONSERVATION; DEMOGRAPHY; LIZARD; TRANSLOCATION;

SAINT LUCIA;

CNEMIDOPHORUS VANZOI;

EID: 0034212816     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836900006051     Document Type: Article

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