Observations on the feeding behavior of captive black tree monitors, Varanus beccari

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 330-332

  Hartdegen, Ruston W ^a   Chiszar, David ^b   Murphy, James B ^c  

^a Dallas Zoological Society   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 40949115835     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853899X00358     Document Type: Article

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