Life on the leaf litter: The ecology of Anolis nitens tandai in the Brazilian Amazon

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2001, Pages 401-412

  Vitt, Laurie J ^a,b   Sartorius, Shawn S ^a,b   Avila Pires, Teresa Cristina S ^c,d   Espósito, Maria Cristina ^c  

^a Sam Noble Oklahoma Mus Nat Hist   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

^d NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAF LITTER; LIZARD; MICROHABITAT; RAINFOREST;

AMAZON; BRAZIL;

ANOLIS NITENS;

EID: 0035340594     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2001)001[0401:LOTLLT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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