Life in shade: The ecology of Anolis trachyderma (Squamata: Polychrotidae) in Amazonian Ecuador and Brazil, with comparisons to ecologically similar anoles

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2002, Pages 275-286

  Vitt, Laurie J ^a   Avila Pires, Teresa Cristina S ^a   Zani, Peter A ^a   Espósito, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; DIET; HABITAT USE; LIZARD; MICROHABITAT; MORPHOLOGY; SHADING;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; ECUADOR;

AMPHIBIA; ANOLIS; ANOLIS HUMILIS; ANOLIS NITENS; ANOLIS TRACHYDERMA; ARANEAE; GRYLLIDAE; INSECTA; POLYCHROTINAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; TRACHYDERMA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036107996     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2002)002[0275:LISTEO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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