Comparison of two techniques for capturing geckos in rocky habitat

Herpetological Review

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 415-418

  Lettink, Marieke ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b R D 3 ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEKKONIDAE;

EID: 38549170576     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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