Reproductive characteristics and body size in the parthenogenetic teiid lizard Cnemidophorus tesselatus: Comparison of sympatric color pattern classes C and E in De Baca County, New Mexico

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 1997, Pages 863-868

  Taylor, Harry L ^a   Walker, James M ^b   Cordes, James E ^c  

^a REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c Louisiana State University Eunice   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CNEMIDOPHORUS TESSELATUS; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031441359     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447307     Document Type: Article

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