Embryonic energetics in eggs of two species of Australian skink, Morethia boulengeri and Morethia adelaidensis

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 291-297

  Thompson, Michael B ^a   Russell, Kylie J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORETHIA; MORETHIA ADELAIDENSIS; MORETHIA BOULENGERI; SCINCIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032726571     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565726     Document Type: Article

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