Genetic and seasonal variation in body colour of the Australian death adder, Acanthophis antarcticus (Squamata: Elapidae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 239, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 187-196

  Ohnston, Greg ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOUR POLYMORPHISM; CRYPSIS; DEATH ADDER;

ACANTHOPHIS ANTARCTICUS; ELAPIDAE;

EID: 0029757559     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05446.x     Document Type: Article

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