Incubation time in reptilian eggs

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 240, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 621-635

  Blrchard, G F ^a,b   Marcellini, D ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCUBATION TIME; REPTILIAN EGG; VIVIPARITY;

AGAMIDAE; CROCODYLIA; GEKKONIDAE; IGUANIDAE; LACERTIDAE; SERPENTES; TEIIDAE; TESTUDINATA; VARANIDAE;

EID: 0030303549     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05312.x     Document Type: Article

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