The mechanics of ovophagy in the beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 383-393

  Herrel, Anthony ^a   Wauters, Ilse ^a   Aerts, Peter ^a   De Vree, Frits ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; HELODERMA HORRIDUM; HELODERMA SP.; PHASIANIDAE; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030748877     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565667     Document Type: Article

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