Population biology of the rare Florida scrub lizard in fragmented habitat

Herpetologica

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 54-61

  McCoy, Earl D ^a   Hartmann, Patricia P ^a   Mushinsky, Henry R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Florida scrub lizard; Fragmented habitat; Population growth; Predation; Survival

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LIZARD; POPULATION ECOLOGY; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDATION; SURVIVAL;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA; SCELOPORUS; SCELOPORUS WOODI; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 1242298926     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/01-66     Document Type: Article

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