Geological constraints on evolution and survival in endemic reptiles on Bermuda

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 394-398

  Olson, Storrs L ^a   Hearty, Paul J ^b   Pregill, Gregory K ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUMECES; REPTILIA; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 33845294784     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2006)40[394:GCOEAS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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