A skeletochronological investigation of the population biology of smooth newts Triturus Vulgaris L. at a pond in Dublin, Ireland

Biology and Environment

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-36

  Marnell, Ferdia ^a,b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b National Parks and Wildlife Service Ireland   (Ireland)

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