Ecology of the Gecko Gymnodactylus geckoides amarali in a Neotropical Savanna

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 694-706

  Colli, Guarino R ^a   Mesquita, Daniel O ^a   Rodrigues, Paulo V V ^a   Kitayama, Kiniti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEKKO; GYMNODACTYLUS GECKOIDES; ISOPTERA; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0345802443     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/180-02A     Document Type: Article

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