Natural history of thorny devils Moloch horridus (Lacertilia: Agamidae) in the Great Victoria Desert

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 183-190

  Pianka, G A ^a   Pianka, E R ^b   Thompson, G G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIZARD;

AUSTRALIA;

MOLOCH HORRIDUS;

EID: 0032322913     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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