Food habits of Podarcis filfolensis (Reptilia, Lacertidae) on a small mediterranean island during the dry season

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 412-417

  Bombi, Pierluigi ^a   Vignoli, Leonardo ^a   Scalera, Riccardo ^b   Bologna, Marco A ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRY SEASON; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIZARD;

LACERTIDAE; PODARCIS FILFOLENSIS; REPTILIA;

EID: 33745936823     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853805774408694     Document Type: Article

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