Intergroup-movement in a group-living lizard, cordylus cataphractus, from south africa

African Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 75-80

  Visagie, Louise ^a   Mouton, P Le Fras N ^a   Flemming, Alexander F ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Armadillo Lizard; Cordylidae; Group stability; Mark recapture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84991515187     PISSN: 21564574     EISSN: 21533660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2002.9635464     Document Type: Article

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