Is body shape of varanid lizards linked with retreat choice?

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 351-362

  Thompson, Graham G ^a   Clemente, Christofer J ^b   Withers, Philip C ^c   Fry, Bryan G ^d   Norman, Janette A ^e  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SHAPE; BODY SIZE; ECOTYPE; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; LIZARD; MORPHOMETRY; PHYLOGENETICS; SHELTER;

CTENOPHORUS; SQUAMATA; VARANIDAE; VARANUS;

EID: 62549098224     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO08030     Document Type: Article

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