Distribution of geckos in northern Peru: Long-term effect of strong ENSO events?

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 327-332

  Catenazzi, A ^a   Donnelly, M A ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid ecosystems; Community ecology; Lizards; Prosopis; Sechura desert; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARBOREAL SPECIES; ARID ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); COMPLEMENTARITY; DIET; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LIZARD; NICHE; PARAPATRY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ILLESCAS PENINSULA; PERU; PIURA [PERU]; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CAPPARIS; GEKKONIDAE; PHYLLODACTYLUS; PROSOPIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34548299598     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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