The evolution of oviparity with egg guarding and viviparity in lizards and snakes: A phylogenetic analysis

Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 391-400

  De Fraipont, M ^a,b   Clobert, J ^a   Barbault, R ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Egg guarding; Lizard; Parental care; Snake; Squamata; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; EGG GUARDING; LIZARD; OVIPARITY; SNAKE; VIVIPARITY;

EID: 0029666943     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1996.tb04501.x     Document Type: Article

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