Life underground: Food habits and reproductive biology of two amphisbaenian species from southern Africa

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 510-516

  Webb, J K ^a   Shine, R ^a   Branch, W R ^a   Harlow, P S ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOPELTIS ANCHIETAE; ZYGASPIS QUADRIFRONS;

EID: 0034512168     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565264     Document Type: Article

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