Consequences of extended egg retention in the Eastern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 309-314

  Warner, Daniel A ^a,b   Andrews, Robin M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REPTILIA; SCELOPORUS; SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038349349     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2003)037[0309:COEERI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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