Lizard foraging modes: Global need for data, methods for data collection and call for data

Herpetological Review

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 367-369

  Cooper Jr , William E ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

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EID: 30944435215     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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