Sexual dimorphism, diet, and reproduction in the Swamp Skink, Egernia coventryi

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 461-467

  Clemann, Nick ^a   Chapple, David G ^b   Wainer, John ^c  

^a ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; COLEOPTERA; EGERNIA; EGERNIA COVENTRYI; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; NEMATODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 7044253669     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/224-03A-N     Document Type: Article

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