The invasion and potential impact of the Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) in Australia

Austral Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 240-251

  Hoskin, Conrad J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competition; Invasive species; Parasite; Range expansion; Reptile

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVESTMENT; LIZARD; RANGE EXPANSION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AUSTRALIA;

GEKKONIDAE; HEMIDACTYLUS; HEMIDACTYLUS FRENATUS; REPTILIA;

EID: 79955401091     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2010.02143.x     Document Type: Review

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