The western bearded dragon, Pogona minor (Squamata: Agamidae): An early lizard coloniser of rehabilitated areas

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-6

  Thompson, S A ^a   Thompson, G G ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Daily distance travelled; Pogona minor; Recolonisation; Rehabilitated mine site; Reproduction; Western bearded dragon

Indexed keywords

LIZARD; MINE; MOVEMENT; RECOLONIZATION;

AGAMIDAE; AMPHIBIA; ATRIPLEX; FORMICIDAE; MAIREANA; ORA; POGONA; POGONA MINOR; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0242369932     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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