What drives variation in habitat use by Anolis lizards: Habitat availability or selectivity?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 877-886

  Johnson, M A ^a   Kirby, R ^a   Wang, S ^a   Losos, J B ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; MORPHOLOGY;

ANOLIS LIZARDS; HABITAT CHARACTERISTICS; MICROHABITATS; SYMPATRIC SPECIES;

ECOLOGY;

GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; LIZARD; MICROHABITAT; SYMPATRY;

ANOLIS; ANOLIS GUNDLACHI; ANOLIS KRUGI; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33750207003     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-068     Document Type: Article

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