Reproduction, body size, and diet of Polychrus acutirostris (Squamata: Polychrotidae) in two contrasting environments in Brazil

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-8

  Garda, Adrian A ^a   Costa, Gabriel C ^a   França, Frederico G R ^b   Giugliano, Lilian G ^c   Leite, Giselle S ^b   Mesquita, Daniel O ^c   Nogueira, Cristiano ^b   Tavares Bastos, Leonora ^d   Vasconcellos, Mariana M ^e   Vieira, Gustavo H C ^c   Vitt, Laurie J ^f   Werneck, Fernanda P ^g   Wiederhecker, Helga C ^b   Colli, Guarino R ^b  

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

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^f Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History   (United States)

^g BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; ORTHOPTERA; POLYCHROTINAE; POLYCHRUS; POLYCHRUS ACUTIROSTRIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84859011292     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/10-288     Document Type: Article

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