The crested newt (triturus carnifex) in the submediterranean: Reproductive biology, body size, and age

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-111

  Cvetković, Dragana ^a   Kalezić, Miloš L ^a   Djorović, Ana ^a   Džukić, Georg ^b  

^a Faculty of Biology   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Reproduction; Salamandridae; Submediterranean; Triturus; Urodela

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042467468     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009609356116     Document Type: Article

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