Emergence behavior and movements of winter-aggregated green anoles (Anolis carolinensis) and the thermal characteristics of their crevices in Tennessee

Herpetologica

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 168-177

  Bishop, David C ^a,b   Echternacht, Arthur C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Anolis carolinensis; Crevice; Lizard; Temperature; Winter

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; EMERGENCE; LIZARD; MOVEMENT; WINTER;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANOLIS; ANOLIS CAROLINENSIS; CAROLINENSIS; POLYCHROTINAE; REPTILIA; SAURIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 2442630413     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/02-34     Document Type: Article

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