Small in a big world: Ecology of leaf-litter geckos in new world tropical forests

Herpetological Monographs

Volumn , Issue 19, 2005, Pages 137-152

  Vitt, Laurie J ^a   Sartorius, Shawn S ^b   Avila Pires, Teresa Cristina S ^c   Zani, Peter A ^d   Espósito, Maria Cristina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Ecological Services   (United States)

^c MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Coleodactylus; Gekkonidae; Lepidoblepharus; Lizard ecology; Pseudogonatodes; Rainforest; Squamata

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; COLEODACTYLUS AMAZONICUS; COLLEMBOLA; GEKKONIDAE; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; LEPIDOBLEPHARIS XANTHOSTIGMA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33745887517     PISSN: 07331347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1655/0733-1347(2005)019[0137:SIABWE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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