Mechanisms driving avoidance of non-native plants by lizards

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 228-237

  Valentine, Leonie E ^a   Roberts, Brady ^a,b   Schwarzkopf, Lin ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Frontier Tanzania   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Alien plant species; Habitat selection; Introduced plants; Invasive species; Reptiles; Resource availability; Riparian habitat; Rubber vine; Weeds

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LEAF LITTER; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; LIZARD; NATIVE SPECIES; PREY AVAILABILITY; RUBBER; TEMPERATURE; VINE; WEED;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ARTHROPODA; CARLIA MUNDA; CARLIA PECTORALIS; CRYPTOSTEGIA GRANDIFLORA; CRYPTOSTEGIA MADAGASCARIENSIS; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33845981080     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01244.x     Document Type: Article

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