Observations on diet and seed digestion in a sand dune lizard, meroles anchietae

African Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-43

  Nagy, Kenneth A ^a   Shemanski, Danielle R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Digestibility; Granivory; Nutrition; Seed eating

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; MEROLES ANCHIETAE; POACEAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; TAGETES; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 68649094270     PISSN: 21564574     EISSN: 21533660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2009.9635579     Document Type: Article

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