Evaporative water loss of Australian goannas (Squamata: Varanidae)

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 177-190

  Thompson, G G ^a,b   Withers, P C ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHURUS; SQUAMATA; VARANIDAE;

EID: 0010834901     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853897X00053     Document Type: Article

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