Temperature preference of acclimated tuatara, sphenodon punctatus

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 178-180

  Sanderson, Ken ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

SPHENODON PUNCTATUS;

EID: 79961122064     PISSN: 03721426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03721426.2009.10887117     Document Type: Article

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