Diet and habitat preferences of the Fijian crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) on Yadua Taba, Fiji: Implications for conservation

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 341-350

  Morrison, Clare ^a   Osborne, Tamara ^a   Harlow, Peter S ^b   Thomas, Nunia ^a   Biciloa, Pita ^c   Niukula, Jone ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

^b Taronga Zoo ^*  (Australia)

^c Fiji National University   (Fiji)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; DRY FOREST; FECES; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LIZARD; TRANSLOCATION; TROPICAL FOREST;

FIJI; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; VANUA LEVU; YADUA TABA;

BRACHYLOPHUS VITIENSIS; IGUANA; IGUANIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 45249096443     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO07062     Document Type: Article

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