Resource use in arboreal habitats: Structure affects locomotion of four ecomorphs of Anolis lizards

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1111-1124

  Mattingly, W Brett ^a,b   Jayne, Bruce C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anolis; Arboreal habitat; Bahamas; Ecomorphology; Habitat use; Intermittent locomotion; Lizard; Lizard locomotion; Performance; Physiological ecology; Preferred speeds

Indexed keywords

ECOMORPHOLOGY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; RESOURCE USE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANOLIS; ANOLIS ANGUSTICEPS; ANOLIS CAROLINENSIS; ANOLIS DISTICHUS; ANOLIS SAGREI; CAROLINENSIS; DISTICHUS; PERCIDAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 3042529318     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-0293     Document Type: Article

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