Demography of a bimodal reproductive species of lizard (Lacerta vivipara): Survival and density characteristics of oviparous populations

Herpetologica

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 432-444

  Heulin, Benoit ^a   Osenegg Leconte, Kirsten ^b   Michel, David ^a  

^a Station Biologique   (France)

^b Quartier du Caü ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Demography; Lacerta vivipara; Oviparity; Reproductive bimodality; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

LIZARD; OVIPARITY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

FRANCE, PYRENEES;

LACERTA VIVIPARA;

EID: 0031408411     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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