Distribution of platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus in the Richmond river catchment, northern New South Wales

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 30-37

  Rohweder, D A ^a   Baverstock, P R ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS;

EID: 0003201562     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.1999.005     Document Type: Article

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