Habitat avoidance of an introduced weed by native lizards

Austral Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 732-735

  Valentine, Leonie E ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryptostegia grandiflora; Environmental weed; Habitat use; Invasive species; Lizard; Riparian; Rubber vine

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LEAF LITTER; LIZARD; NATIVE SPECIES; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; WEED; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

CRYPTOSTEGIA GRANDIFLORA; CRYPTOSTEGIA MADAGASCARIENSIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33747450858     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2006.01615.x     Document Type: Article

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