Distribution and abundance of four caiman species (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae) in Jaú National Park, Amazonas, Brazil

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1095-1109

  Rebêlo, George Henrique ^a   Lugli, Luciana ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abundance; Amazonia; Brazil; Crocodylia; Ja National Park; Reptilia; Richness; Wariness

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON; TREE;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS; TREES;

EID: 0042905722     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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