Sexual dimorphism in size of cloacal glands of the garter snake, Thamnophis radix haydeni

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 268-270

  Kissner, Kelley J ^a,b   Secoy, Diane M ^a   Forbes, Mark R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTER; SERPENTES; THAMNOPHIS RADIX;

EID: 0031864842     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565307     Document Type: Article

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