A reanalysis of the evolution of viviparity and egg-guarding in squamate reptiles

Herpetologica

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 538-549

  Shine, Richard ^b   Lee, Michael S Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Egg guarding; Oviparity; Phylogeny; Reproduction; Squamates; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

EGG; EVOLUTION; REPTILE; VIVIPARITY;

EID: 0033370653     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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