Crocodylus johnstoni in the mckinlay river area, n.t. i. variation in the diet, and a new method of assessing the relative importance of prey

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1982, Pages 877-899

  Webb, Grahame J W ^a,b   Manolis, S Charlie ^a,b   Buckworth, Rik ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Arid Zone Research Institute   (Australia)

^c Northern Territory Department of Resources   (Australia)

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EID: 0020372323     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: 14465698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO9820877     Document Type: Article

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