Predicting the potential distributions of two alien invasive Housegeckos (Gekkonidae: Hemidactylus frenatus, Hemidactylus mabouia)

North-Western Journal of Zoology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 236-246

  Rödder, Dennis ^a,b   Solé, Mirco ^c   Böhme, Wolfgang ^a  

^a ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioclim; Climate change; Climate Envelope Modelling; Exotic species; Maxent

Indexed keywords

GEKKONIDAE; HEMIDACTYLUS FRENATUS; HEMIDACTYLUS MABOUIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 63849250462     PISSN: 15849074     EISSN: 18435629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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