Functions of the cephalic scales of the sea snake Emydocephalus annulatus

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 126-128

  Guinea, Michael L ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMYDOCEPHALUS; EMYDOCEPHALUS ANNULATUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 0030439879     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1564726     Document Type: Article

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