Superficial lizards in cold climates: Nest site choice along an elevational gradient

Austral Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 773-779

  Doody, J Sean ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Embryonic survival; Physignathus lesueurii; Range margin; Viviparity; Water dragon

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLINE; DESICCATION; DRY SEASON; EGG PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; LIZARD; NEST SITE; RANGE SIZE; SOIL MOISTURE; SURVIVAL; VIVIPARITY;

PHYSIGNATHUS LESUEURII; REPTILIA; SAURURUS CERNUUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 70350247737     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.01983.x     Document Type: Article

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