Structural aspects of microhabitat selection by the skink Lampropholis delicata

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 613-617

  Howard, Robert ^a   Williamson, Ian ^a   Mather, Peter ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMPROPHOLIS; LAMPROPHOLIS DELICATA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0141796447     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/222-99N     Document Type: Article

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