Experimental manipulation of egg size and hatchling size in the cobra, Naja naja atra (Elapidae)

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 167-175

  Ji, Xlang ^a   Du, Wei Guo ^a   Xu, Wei Qing ^a  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Egg manipulation; Elapidae; Hatchling; Incubation; Naja naja atra; Reptilia; Squamata

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; EGG; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; SNAKE;

ATRA; ELAPIDAE; NAJA ATRA; NAJA NAJA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0033374573     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854299505678     Document Type: Article

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