Reproductive seasonality of three cold-temperate viviparous skinks from Southeastern Australia

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 454-464

  Murphy, Karen ^a,b   Hudson, Simon ^a   Shea, Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMIERGIS DECRESIENSIS; NIVEOSCINCUS COVENTRYI; PSEUDEMOIA ENTRECASTEAUXII; SCINCIDAE;

EID: 34247526514     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2006)40[454:RSOTCV]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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