Sexual-Size Dimorphism in Emydura krefftii (Testudines: Chelidae) from Ross River, Townsville, Australia

Herpetological Review

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-34

  Trembath, Dane ^a   Freier, David ^a   Elliott, Jason ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELIDAE; EMYDURA; EMYDURA KREFFTII; TESTUDINES;

EID: 1442340188     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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