Sexual dimorphism and female reproductive characteristics in the oriental garden lizard, Calotes versicolor, from Hainan, southern China

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-8

  Ji, Xiang ^a   Qiu, Qing Bo ^a   Cheong, Hoong Diong ^a  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALOTES; CALOTES VERSICOLOR; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036208875     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2002)036[0001:SDAFRC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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