Feeding behaviour of the Columbretes lizard Podarcis atrata in relation to Isopoda (Crustaceae) species: Ligia italica and Armadillo officinalis

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 146-148

  Castilla, Aurora M ^a   Vanhooydonck, Bieke ^b   Catenazzi, Alessandro ^c  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid zones; Endemic lizard; Intertidal trophic resources; Island

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LIZARD;

ARMADILLO; ARMADILLO OFFICINALIS; HEXAPODA; ISOPODA; LIGIA ITALICA; PODARCIS ATRATA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 51649094446     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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