Levels of dispersal and tail loss in an Australian gecko (Gehyra variegata) are associated with differences in forest structure

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 170-176

  Duckett, Paul E ^a   Stow, Adam J ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

connectivity; dispersal; forest structure; habitat availability; retreat sites

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; DISPERSAL; GENE FLOW; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOTYPE; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT CORRIDOR; LIZARD; PATCH SIZE; PREDATION;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; PILLIGA FOREST;

EID: 84857252090     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO11055     Document Type: Article

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