Comparative Ecology of Populations of the Lizard Uta stansburiana
CopeiaPublished 31 December 1975
William S. Parker, Eric R. Pianka
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The "nichevariation" hypothesis is a test and alternatives for the man-made reef ecology and Morphological variation and the width of ecological niche are examined.
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