Mating systems and multiple paternity in the estuarine crocodile (crocodylus porosus)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-33

  Lewis, Justine L ^a   Fitzsimmons, Nancy N ^a,b   Jamerlan, Mona Lisa ^b   Buchan, Jason C ^b   Grigg, Gordon C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROCODYLUS POROSUS;

EID: 84876008309     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/10-303     Document Type: Article

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