Geographical variation in the ecology of populations of some Brazilian species of Cnemidophorus (Squamata, Teiidae)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2003, Pages 285-298

  Oliveira Mesquita, Daniel ^a   Rinaldi Colli, Guarino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOME; BODY SIZE; DIET; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HABITAT SELECTION; LIZARD; MICROHABITAT; POPULATION ECOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

BRAZIL;

AMPHIBIA; CNEMIDOPHORUS; CNEMIDOPHORUS GRAMIVAGUS; CNEMIDOPHORUS LEMNISCATUS; CNEMIDOPHORUS OCELLIFER; FORMICIDAE; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE;

EID: 0037785068     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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