Habitat use, home range, and hibernaculum of the Mongolian Racerunner, Eremias argus (Lacertidae, Reptilia) in a coastal sand dune in South Korea

Asian Herpetological Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 133-140

  Kim, Il Hun ^a   Ra, Nam Yong ^a   Park, Daesik ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coastal sand dune; Eremias argus; Lizard; Radio telemetry; Spatial ecology

Indexed keywords

EREMIAS ARGUS; LACERTIDAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84864525421     PISSN: 20950357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2012.00133     Document Type: Article

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