Home range and habitat associations of a Bahamian iguana: Implications for conservation

Animal Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-278

  Knapp, Charles R ^a,b   Owens, Audrey K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b John G Shedd Aquarium ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT SELECTION; HOME RANGE; LIZARD; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYCLURA; CYCLURA CYCHLURA CYCHLURA; IGUANA; IGUANIA; SQUAMATA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33644604408     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943005002222     Document Type: Article

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