Active generation glands present in neonates of some cordilyd lizards: A case study of Cordylus macropholis (Sauria: Cordylidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 235, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 177-182

  Mouton, P Le Fras N ^a   Flemming, Alexander F ^a   Searby, C A Alexander ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 0031929390     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199803)235:3<177::AID-JMOR1>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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