The lizard Teius teyou (Squamata: Teiidae) as a legitimate seed disperser in the dry Chaco forest of Argentina

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 115-117

  Varela, R Omar ^a   Bucher, Enrique H ^a  

^a FUNDACIÓN MIGUEL LILLO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Chaco; Lizards; Seed dispersal; Seed germination; Teius teyou; Ziziphus mistol

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ATAMISQUEA EMARGINATA; BRASSICACEAE; CAPPARIS; CELTIS PALLIDA; RHAMNACEAE; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE; TEIUS TEYOU; ULMACEAE; ZIZIPHUS;

EID: 0036688489     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/snfe.37.2.115.8586     Document Type: Article

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