Longevity, reproductive effort and movements of three sympatric Australian arid-zone geckos

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 307-316

  Read, John L ^a  

^a WMC Olympic Dam   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPLODACTYLUS; DIPLODACTYLUS CONSPICILLATUS; DIPLODACTYLUS STENODACTYLUS; GEKKONIDAE; ISOPTERA; RHYNCHOEDURA ORNATA; STENODACTYLUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032841243     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO99009     Document Type: Article

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