Reproductive biology of the viviparous lizard, Liolaemus pictus (Tropiduridae): Biennial female reproductive cycle?

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 137-143

  Ibargüengoytía, Nora R ^a   Cussac, Víctor E ^a  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOLAEMUS PICTUS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; TROPIDURINAE; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 0030459173     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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