Population density in Podarcis lilfordi (Squamata, Lacertidae), a lizard species endemic to small islets in the Balearic Islands (Spain)

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-60

  Pérez Mellado, Valentín ^a   Hernández Estévez, José Ángel ^a   García Díez, Teresa ^a   Terrassa, Bárbara ^b   Ramón, María Misericordia ^b   Castro, José ^b   Picornell, Antonia ^b   Martín Vallejo, Javier ^a   Brown, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balearic Islands; Genetic variability; Lacertidae; Lizard density; Podarcis lilfordi

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARCHIPELAGO; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; ISLAND; LIZARD; POPULATION DENSITY; SEABIRD;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MAJORCA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MINORCA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ARTHROPODA; CABRERA; LACERTIDAE; PODARCIS LILFORDI; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 60149109265     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853808783431587     Document Type: Article

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