Home range and habitat selection by Podarcis hispanica (Squamata, Lacertidae) in Western Spain

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-98

  Diego Rasilla, Francisco Javier ^a   Pérez Mellado, Valentín ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electivity; Lizards; Microhabitat

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; HOME RANGE; LIZARD; MICROHABITAT;

SPAIN;

AMPHIBIA; LACERTIDAE; PODARCIS HISPANICA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0037252501     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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