Ecology and ontogenetic variation of diet in the pigmy short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma douglasii)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 327-339

  Lahti, Megan E ^a   Beck, Daniel D ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; ANT; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; ECOLOGY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INSECTIVORY; LIZARD; ONTOGENY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

CAMPONOTUS; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; PHEIDOLE; PHRYNOSOMA; PHRYNOSOMA DOUGLASSII; PHRYNOSOMATINAE; SQUAMATA; TETRAMORIUM;

EID: 42449084455     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2008)159[327:EAOVOD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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