Determinants of embryonic stage at oviposition in the lizard Urosaurus ornatus

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 645-655

  Mathies, Tom ^a,b   Andrews, Robin M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; EGG LAYING; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LIZARD; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TIME;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LIZARDS; OVIPOSITION; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; UROSAURUS ORNATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033232803     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/316707     Document Type: Article

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