Sex ratio, group composition and male spacing in the large-scaled girdled lizard, Cordylus macropholis

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 577-580

  Nieuwoudt, Cara J ^a   Mouton, P Le Fras N ^a   Flemming, Alexander F ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORDYLUS; CORDYLUS MACROPHOLIS; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA CAPUT-MEDUSAE; HYDROIDA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0141684710     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/147-02AN     Document Type: Article

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