Patterns of microhabitat use in a sympatric lizard assemblage

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2226-2234

  James, Sarah E ^a   M'Closkey, Robert T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; POPULATION STATISTICS; ROCKS; SAND;

LIZARD SPECIES;

BIOLOGY;

COEXISTENCE; HABITAT USE; LIZARD; MICROHABITAT; NICHE OVERLAP;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; PINUS EDULIS; REPTILIA; SCELOPORUS GRACIOSUS; SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; SQUAMATA; UROSAURUS ORNATUS; UTA STANSBURIANA;

EID: 0036971391     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-212     Document Type: Article

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