Variation in longevity, growth, and morphology in exploited Nile monitors (Varanus niloticus) from Sahelian Africa

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 419-426

  De Buffrénil, Vivian ^a   Hémery, Georges ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SQUAMATA; VARANUS; VARANUS NILOTICUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036748002     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2002)036[0419:VILGAM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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