Railroads as anthropogenic dispersal corridors. Possible way of the colonization of Poland by a common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis, Lacertidae)

• Autorzy: Dudek K.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The common wall lizard is a new lacertid species in the Polish herpetofauna. However, the discovered populations seem to be introduced. In this article, I intend to describe a possible way of lizards dispersal through railways. I suppose that the common wall lizard may colonize new areas by freight trains as an incidental cargo from quarries they inhabit.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Ecological Questions
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 20
• Opis fizyczny: p.71-73,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Dudek K.

• Institute of Zoology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71c, 60–625 Poznan, Poland

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12775/EQ.2014.018