Successful lizard eggs in a human-disturbed habitat

Oecologia

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 304-311

  Schlaepfer, Martin A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic; Edge effects; Life history; Norops polylepis; Ovipositioning

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LIZARD; PASTURE; RAINFOREST; SURVIVAL;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; EGG LAYING; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; LIZARD; OOCYTE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SURVIVAL; TREE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; LIZARDS; OVIPOSITION; OVUM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREES;

COSTA RICA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; NOROPS; POLYLEPIS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0142059801     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1338-9     Document Type: Article

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