Reproductive biology of the lizard Eumeces copei (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from the Eje Neovolcanico, Mexico

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-110

  Ramirez Bautista, Aurelio ^a   Guillette Jr , Louis J ^b   Gutierrez Mayen, Guadalupe ^c   Uribe Peña, Zeferino ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUMECES COPEI; LACERTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0030425122     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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