Body shape in skinks: The relationship between relative hind limb length and relative snout-vent length

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 554-559

  Greer, Allen E ^a   Wadsworth, Lisa ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0141461560     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/138-02N     Document Type: Article

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