Reproductive biology of the viviparous sea snake Emydocephalus ijimae (Reptilia: Elapidae: Hydrophiinae) under a seasonal environment in the northern hemisphere

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 113-119

  Masunaga, Gen ^a   Matsuura, Ryo ^a   Yoshino, Tetsuo ^a   Ota, Hidetoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biennial reproduction; Clutch size; Reproductive cycle; Ryukyu Archipelago

Indexed keywords

ELAPIDAE; EMYDOCEPHALUS IJIMAE; HYDROPHIINAE; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037747664     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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