Reproduction in the yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platurus) from Panama: Field and laboratory observations

Zoo Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 309-314

  Vallarino, Oscar ^c   Weldon, Paul J ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Asoc Nac Conserv de la Naturaleza   (Panama)

Author keywords

Mating; Parturition; Reproduction; Sea snakes

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHIINAE; PELAMIS PLATURUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 0030549090     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2361(1996)15:3<309::aid-zoo9>3.0.co;2-f     Document Type: Article

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