Tail autotomy and extinction in Mediterranean lizards. A preliminary study of continental and insular populations

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 243, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 533-541

  Perez Mellado V ^a   Corti, C ^b   Lo Cascio, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACERTIDAE; PODARCIS LILFORDI; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0343329752     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb02799.x     Document Type: Article

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