Habitat use, egg laying sites and activity patterns of an endangered mauritian gecko (Phelsuma guentheri)

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 155-157

  Carpenter, Angus I ^a   Côté, Isabelle M ^a   Jones, Carl G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b MAURITIAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Lizard; Oviposition; Round Island

Indexed keywords

GEKKO; PHELSUMA; PHELSUMA GUENTHERI; SQUAMATA;

EID: 1542318490     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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