On the evolution of viviparity and egg-guarding in squamate reptiles: A reply to R. Shine and M. S. Y. Lee

Herpetologica

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 550-555

  De Fraipont, Michelle ^a,b   Clobert, Jean ^a   Meylan, Sandrine ^a   Barbault, Robert ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Egg guarding; Evolution; Squamates; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

EGG; EVOLUTION; REPTILE; VIVIPARITY;

EID: 0033396150     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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