The energetics of burrow excavation by the inland robust scorpion, Urodacus yaschenkoi (Birula, 1903)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 663-674

  White, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; BURROW; ENERGETICS; EXCAVATION;

ANIMALIA; CREEDIIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; SCORPIONES; SCORPIONIDAE; URODACINAE; URODACUS;

EID: 0035704971     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO00076     Document Type: Article

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