Reptile assemblage of the Abydos plain, north-eastern Pilbara, Western Australia

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 85-95

  How, R A ^a   Dell, J ^a,b  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b Department of Environment ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Diversity; Fire response; Habitat preference; Herpetofauna; Lizards; Variation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HERPETOFAUNA; REPTILE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; PILBARA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

ANURA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES; TRIODIA;

EID: 23844536768     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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