When does a reproducing female viper (Vipera aspis) 'decide' on her litter size?

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 259, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-129

  Lourdais, Olivier ^a,c,f   Bonnet, Xavier ^b   Shine, Richard ^d   Taylor, Emily N ^e  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Deux Sèvres departement Distribution System Operator   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Capital breeding; Fecundity; Snakes; Vipera aspis; Vitellogenesis

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; FOOD INTAKE; LITTER SIZE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SNAKE;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA; VIPERA ASPIS; VIPERINAE;

EID: 0037330260     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836902003059     Document Type: Article

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