The dangers of life in the city: Patterns of activity, injury and mortality in suburban lizards (Tiliqua scincoides)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 62-68

  Koenig, Jennifer ^a   Shine, Richard ^a   Shea, Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; OVIS ARIES; SQUAMATA; TILIQUA; TILIQUA SCINCOIDES;

EID: 0036205057     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2002)036[0062:TDOLIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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