Life History and Ecology of the Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus
by Henry S. Fitch
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About this eBook
- Author
- Fitch, Henry S. (Henry Sheldon), 1909-2009
- Title
- Life History and Ecology of the Five-Lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus
- Credits
- Produced by Chris Curnow, Tom Cosmas, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- QH: Science: Natural history
- Subject
- Eumeces fasciatus
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 39958
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39958
- Release Date
- June 10, 2012
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Life History and Ecology of the Five-lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus
- 2.HENRY S. FITCH — LIFE HISTORY AND ECOLOGY OF THE FIVE-LINED SKINK, EUMECES FASCIATUS
- 3.Introduction
- 4.Methods
- 5.Description
- 6.Relationships
- 7.Habitat and Limiting Factors — Temperature and Moisture Relations — Geographic Range and the Deciduous Forest Habitat — Effect of Climatic Factors — Habitat in Northeastern Kansas — Study Areas
- 8.The Annual Cycle of Reproduction and Growth — Seasonal Occurrence — Sexual Cycles and Behavior
- 9.PLATE 1
- 10.PLATE 2 — Fighting — Eggs — Brooding — Hatchlings — Growth — Changes in Pattern — Growth and Regeneration of the Tail
- 11.Movements — Adult Males — Adult Females — Young
- 12.Food Habits
- 13.Predation and Parasitism — Escape Reactions — Natural Enemies — Parasites
- 14.Population — Composition — Density
- 15.Summary
- 16.LITERATURE CITED
- 17.UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS PUBLICATIONS MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
- 18.Transcriber’s Notes
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