Predation of a tree snail Drymaeus multilineatus (Gastropoda: Bulimulidae) by Iguana iguana (Reptilia: Iguanidae) on Key Biscayne, Florida

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 361-364

  Townsend, Josiah H ^a   Slapcinsky, John ^a   Krysko, Kenneth L ^a   Donlan, Ellen M ^b,c   Golden, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park   (United States)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULIMULIDAE; DRYMAEUS MULTILINEATUS; GASTROPODA; IGUANA IGUANA; IGUANIDAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33644596388     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1528-7092(2005)004[0361:POATSD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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