Growth dynamics of freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni) in the Lynd River, Queensland

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 409-415

  Tucker, Anton D ^a,d   Limpus, Colin J ^b   McDonald, Keith R ^b   McCallum, Hamish I ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CROCODILIAN; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIZE AT MATURITY; VON BERTALANFFY EQUATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; LYND RIVER; QUEENSLAND;

ALLIGATOR; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS JOHNSONI;

EID: 33846261610     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO06099     Document Type: Article

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