Characteristics of the litter of the gidgee skink, Egernia stokesii

Wildlife Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 337-342

  Duffield, Glen A ^a   Bull, C Michael ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; GIDGEE SKINK;

AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, HAWKER;

EGERNIA STOKESII; SCINCIDAE;

EID: 0029768405     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR9960337     Document Type: Article

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