Ecology of southern African sandveld lizards (Lacertidae, Nucras)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2010, Pages 568-577

  Van Der Meer, Martin H ^a   Whiting, Martin J ^b   Branch, William R ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c PORT ELIZABETH MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^d NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHNID; BIOME; BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; DIET; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INSECT; LIZARD; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; TYPE SPECIMEN; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

SOUTHERN AFRICA;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CHILOPODA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPTERA; LACERTIDAE; NUCRAS; NUCRAS TESSELLATA; SCORPIONES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 78650508610     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CE-09-134     Document Type: Article

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