Selection of key features of vegetation and escape behavior in the sand dune lizard (liolaemus multimaculatus)

Animal Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 157-167

  Kacoliris, Federico ^a   Williams, Jorge ^a   Molinari, Alejandro ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Escape behaviour; Microhabitat use; Sand dune lizard; Vegetation features

Indexed keywords

BURROWING; COASTAL ZONE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; GRASS; HABITAT SELECTION; HERB; JUVENILE; LIZARD; MICROHABITAT; REFUGE; SAND; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SIZE EFFECT; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; VISIBILITY;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; MAR CHIQUITA BIOSPHERE RESERVE; PAMPAS;

LIOLAEMUS MULTIMACULATUS; POACEAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77953181752     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: 15707563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075610X491707     Document Type: Article

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