Water flux in malleefowl, Leipoa ocellata Gould (Megapodiidae)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 147-159

  Booth, David T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 84970567270     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: 14465698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO9870147     Document Type: Article

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