Histology of abortive egg sites in the uterus of a viviparous, placentotrophic lizard, the skink Chalcides chalcides

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 235, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 97-108

  Blackburn, Daniel G ^a   Francisco, Susan Kleis San ^b   Callard, Ian P ^c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Placenta; Resorption; Squamate; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

CHALCIDES CHALCIDES;

EID: 14444283589     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199802)235:2<97::AID-JMOR1>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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