Behavioural responses of the lizard Pedioplanis l. lineoocellata to overgrazing

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-162

  Wasiolka, B ^a   Blaum, N ^a   Jeltsch, F ^a   Henschel, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b Gobabeb Training and Research Centre Walvis Bay   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Behaviour flexibility; Foraging mode; Habitat degradation; Home range; Lacertidae; Prey density

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING PRESSURE; HOME RANGE; LIZARD; MOVEMENT; PREY AVAILABILITY; SURVIVAL; VEGETATION COVER;

LACERTIDAE; PEDIOPLANIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 60149104391     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2008.09.009     Document Type: Article

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