Comparisons of physiological performance in sexual and asexual whiptail lizards (Genus Cnemidophorus): Implications for the role of heterozygosity

American Naturalist

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 24-47

  Cullum, Alistair J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASEXUAL LIZARD; HETEROZYGOSITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE; SEXUAL LIZARD; WHIPTAIL LIZARD;

ANIMALIA; CNEMIDOPHORUS; MACRURONUS NOVAEZELANDIAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0030823349     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/286055     Document Type: Article

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