Habitat use of the endangered iguana Cyclura lewisi in a human-modified landscape on Grand Cayman

Animal Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 397-405

  Goodman, Rachel M ^a   Burton, Frederic J ^b   Echternacht, Arthur C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Blue Iguana Recovery Programme Cayman   (Cayman Islands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE;

ARIZONA; GRAND CANYON; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CYCLURA; IGUANA; IGUANIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 31544458140     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943005002404     Document Type: Article

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