Aggregation behaviour and movement patterns in the large-scaled girdled lizard, Cordylus macropholis

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 345-357

  Nieuwoudt, Cara J ^a   Mouton, P Le Fras N ^a   Flemming, Alexander F ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; MOVEMENT; SITE FIDELITY;

AMPHIBIA; CORDYLUS; CORDYLUS MACROPHOLIS; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA CAPUT-MEDUSAE; HYDROIDA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0344961216     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853803322440808     Document Type: Article

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