Forest disturbance and river proximity influence chameleon abundance in Madagascar

Biological Conservation

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 407-415

  Jenkins, Richard K B ^a   Brady, Lee D ^b   Bisoa, Michel ^c   Rabearivony, Jeanneney ^c   Griffiths, Richard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Chameleons; Disturbance; Madagascar; Rainforest; Riparian; Rivers

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DISTURBANCE; LIZARD; RAINFOREST;

MADAGASCAR;

BROOKESIA MINIMA; BROOKESIA THIELI; CALUMMA;

EID: 0037332830     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00166-0     Document Type: Article

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