Life-history evolution in Australian snakes: A path analysis

Oecologia

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 484-489

  Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allometry; Life history; Reproduction; Sexual dimorphism; snake

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 0029842577     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00333939     Document Type: Article

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