Activity, tail loss, growth and survivorship of male Psammodromus algirus

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 583-585

  Salvador, Alfredo ^a   Veiga, José P ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALE; REPTILE; SURVIVORSHIP;

PSAMMODROMUS ALGIRUS;

EID: 33745949581     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853805774806151     Document Type: Article

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