Life history of Phalloceros caudiomaculatus: A novel variation on the theme of livebearing in the family Poeciliidae

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 2000, Pages 792-798

  Arias, Ai Li ^a   Reznick, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIFE HISTORY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VIVIPARITY;

SOUTH AMERICA;

PHALLOCEROS CAUDIMACULATUS;

EID: 0034604488     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2000)000[0792:LHOPCA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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