The effects of fire on behaviour and relative abundance of three lizard species in an Amazonian savanna

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 591-594

  Faria, Alessandra Saraiva ^a   Lima, Albertina Pimentel ^a   Magnusson, William Ernest ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Activity period; Anolis auratus; Cnemidophorus lemniscatus; Fire; Kentropyx striata; Savanna

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FIRE; LIZARD; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SAVANNA;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; ANOLIS; CNEMIDOPHORUS; CNEMIDOPHORUS LEMNISCATUS; KENTROPYX; KENTROPYX STRIATA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 4344685472     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467404001798     Document Type: Article

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