Demography and nestina ecology of iguana verde, Iguana iguana (Squamata: Iguanidae), in two exploited populations in Depresión Momposina, Colombia;Demografía y ecología de anidación de la iguana verde, Iguana iguana (Squamata: Iguanidae), en dos poblaciones explotadas en la Depresión Momposina, Colombia

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 229-239

  Muñoz, Eliana M ^a   Ortega, Angela M ^a   Bock, Brian C ^b   Páez, Vivian P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Exploitation; Group size; Iguana; Iguanidae; Nesting; Reptilia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; FEMALE; LIZARD; MALE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON;

ANIMALS; COLOMBIA; FEMALE; IGUANAS; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; IGUANA; IGUANA IGUANA; IGUANIA; IGUANIDAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1642358420     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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