Evolution of Placental Specializations in Viviparous African and South American Lizards

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 299, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-47

  Flemming, Alexander F ^a   Blackburn, Daniel G ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EUMECIA ANCHIETAE; EUTHERIA; MABUYA; MABUYA IVENSII; MAMMALIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; BREEDING; CHORION; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; YOLK SAC;

ALLANTOIS; ANIMALS; CHORION; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; LIZARDS; PHYLOGENY; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; YOLK SAC;

EID: 0142181285     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.10289     Document Type: Conference Paper

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