Growth of the Namaqualand speckled padloper, Homopus signatus signatus (Reptilia: Testudinidae)

African Zoology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 309-313

  Loehr, Victor J T ^a  

^a Homopus Research Foundation   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ecology; Growth; Homopus; Tortoises

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; GROWTH; REPTILE;

HOMOPUS; HOMOPUS SIGNATUS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 10244219867     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2004.11657227     Document Type: Article

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