Color variation, habitat light, and background contrast in Anolis carolinensis along a geographical transect in Florida

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 467-478

  Macedonia, Joseph M ^a,b   Echternacht, Arthur C ^a   Walguarnery, Justin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOLIS; ANOLIS CAROLINENSIS; CAROLINENSIS; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141684764     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/159-02A     Document Type: Article

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