Foraging modes in lacertid lizards from southern Africa

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 299-311

  Cooper Jr , William E ^a   Whiting, Martin J ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b Transvaal Museum   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIZARD;

(SOUTHERN); AFRICA;

CTENODACTYLUS; LACERTIDAE; MEROLES; MEROLES CTENODACTYLUS; PEDIOPLANIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0343114410     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853899507086     Document Type: Article

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