Habitat preferences of coastal goannas (Varanus panoptes): Are they exploiters of sea turtle nests at Fog Bay, Australia?

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2004, Pages 370-377

  Blamires, Sean J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACH; HABITAT SELECTION; LIZARD; NEST PREDATION; TURTLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; FOG BAY; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

AMPHIBIA; CHELONIIDAE; REPTILIA; SCATOPHAGIDAE (FISHES); SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES; VARANUS; VARANUS PANOPTES;

EID: 2442625560     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CH-03-016R1     Document Type: Article

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