Reproductive biology of the white-throated savanna monitor, Varanus albigularis

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 366-377

  Phillips, John A ^a   Millar, Robert P ^b  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VARANUS ALBIGULARIS;

EID: 0031662379     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565451     Document Type: Article

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