Chameleons on the move: Survival and movement of the cape dwarf chameleon, bradypodion pumilum, within a fragmented Urban habitat

African Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-106

  Tolley, Krystal A ^a   Raw, Robert N V ^a,b   Altwegg, Res ^a,b   Measey, G John ^a,c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Capture mark recapture; Chamaeleonidae; Robust design; Survival

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; EMIGRATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LIZARD; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MOVEMENT; SURVIVAL;

BRADYPODION PUMILUM; CHAMAELEONIDAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77952569311     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3377/004.045.0105     Document Type: Article

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