Unusual reproductive patterns in the Australian marbled gecko (Phyllodactylus marmoratus)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 1998, Pages 747-752

  Doughty, Paul ^a   Thompson, Michael B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

PHYLLODACTYLUS MARMORATUS;

EID: 0031880906     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447809     Document Type: Article

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