Sexual dimorphism and female reproduction in a viviparous snake, Elaphe rufodorsata

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 420-422

  Ji, Xiang ^a   Xie, Yue Ying ^b   Sun, Ping Yue ^c   Zheng, Xiang Zhong ^c  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELAPHE; ELAPHE RUFODORSATA; OOCATOCHUS RUFODORSATUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 0030879737     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565671     Document Type: Article

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