Resource use and morphology of two sympatric Japalura lizards (Iguania: Agamidae)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 713-723

  Kuo, Chi Yun ^a   Lin, Yao Sung ^a   Lin, Y Kirk ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAMIDAE; IGUANIA; JAPALURA; JAPALURA POLYGONATA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 37349026933     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/06-197.1     Document Type: Article

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