Detecting variation in microhabitat use in low-diversity lizard assemblages across small-scale habitat gradients

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 654-663

  Vitt, Laurie J ^a   Colli, Guarino R ^b   Caldwell, Janalee P ^a   Mesquita, Daniel O ^b   Garda, Adrian A ^b   França, Frederico G R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SQUAMATA;

EID: 37349072492     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/06-279.1     Document Type: Article

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