Thermal ecology of two sympatric skinks (Mabuya macrorhyncha and Mabuya agilis) in a Brazilian restinga habitat

Austral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 110-113

  Rocha, Carlos Frederico Duarte ^a   Vrcibradic, Davor ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Lizard; Microhabitat use; Scincidae; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 17244363966     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1996.tb00590.x     Document Type: Article

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