Picking a tree: Habitat use by the tree agama, Acanthocercus atricollis atricollis, in South Africa

African Zoology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 273-278

  Reaney, Leeann T ^a   Whiting, Martin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Age sex differences; Lizard; Nocturnal retreat sites; Reptile; Tree selection

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; LIZARD; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; TREE;

AFRICA; MAGALIESBERG MOUNTAINS; NORTH WEST PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACACIA; ACACIA KARROO; ACANTHOCERCUS ATRICOLLIS; AGAMA; AMPHIBIA; CRYPSIS; PERCIDAE; PROTEA; PROTEA CAFFRA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0037580356     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2003.11407281     Document Type: Article

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