Reproductive biology of the secretive Mediterranean colubrid Macroprotodon cucullatus in the southern Iberian Peninsula

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 195-200

  Pleguezuelos, Juan M ^a   Feriche, Mónica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

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Indexed keywords

MACROPROTODON CUCULLATUS;

EID: 0031674935     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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