Effect of tail loss on sprint speed and growth in newborn skinks, Niveoscincus metallicus

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 137-140

  Chapple, David G ^a,b   McCoull, Colin J ^a,c   Swain, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Private Forest Reserves Program   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NIVEOSCINCUS METALLICUS; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 2142673080     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/128-03N     Document Type: Article

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