Ecology of a Cerrado lizard assemblage in the Jalapão Region of Brazil

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 2006, Pages 460-471

  Mesquita, Daniel O ^a   Colli, Guarino R ^a   França, Frederico G R ^a   Vitt, Laurie J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIETARY OVERLAP; LIZARD; MICROHABITAT; NICHE BREADTH; PHYLOGENETICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BRAZIL; JALAPAO; SOUTH AMERICA; TOCANTINS;

GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE;

EID: 33749531973     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2006)2006[460:EOACLA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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