A comparative study of clutch size, range size, and the conservation status of island vs. mainland lacertid lizards

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2601-2608

  Siliceo, Ignacio ^a   Díaz, José A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Comparative methods; Extinction risk; Life history; Phylogeny; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIZARD; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RANGE SIZE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VULNERABILITY;

LACERTIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77956884731     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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