Extended egg retention and its influence on embryonic development and egg water balance: Implications for the evolution of viviparity

Physiological Zoology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1021-1035

  Mathies, Tom ^a   Andrews, Robin M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030457551     PISSN: 0031935X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/physzool.69.5.30164244     Document Type: Article

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