Geographic variation in nesting behavior and reproductive biology of an insular iguana (Cyclura cychlura)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1566-1575

  Knapp, C R ^a,b,e   Iverson, J B ^c   Owens, A K ^d  

^a John G Shedd Aquarium ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c EARLHAM COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BAHAMIAN IGUANA; ELUCIDATING VARIATION; GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION;

BIODIVERSITY;

EGG SIZE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; LIFE HISTORY; LIZARD; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OVIPOSITION; RAINFALL; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANDROS; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; EXUMA CAYS;

CYCLURA CYCHLURA; IGUANA; IGUANIA; SQUAMATA; TERMITARIA;

EID: 33947288943     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-157     Document Type: Article

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