Feeding habits, sexual dimorphism and size at maturity of the lizard Cnemidophorus ocellifer (Spix, 1825) (Teiidae) in a reforested restinga habitat in northeastern Brazil;Hábito alimentar, dimorfismo sexual e tamanho na maturidade sexual do lagarto Cnemidophorus ocellifer (Spix, 1825) (Teiidae) em restinga reflorestada no nordeste do Brasil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 409-416

  Santana, G G ^a   Vasconcellos, A ^b   Gadelha, Y E A ^a   Vieira, W L S ^a   Almeida, W O ^c   Nobrega R P ^a   Alves, R R N ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^c REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CARIRI   (Brazil)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic Forest; Clutch size; Diet; Dieta; Dimorfismo sexual na forma; Lagartos; Lizards; Mata Atl ntica; Sexual dimorphism in form; Tamanho da desova

Indexed keywords

ARACHNIDA; ARTHROPODA; CNEMIDOPHORUS OCELLIFER; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; ISOPTERA; ORTHOPTERA; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE;

EID: 77954194264     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842010005000006     Document Type: Article

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