Reproductive characteristics of the insular lacertid Teira dugesii

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 149-154

  Galán, Pedro ^a   Vicente, Luís ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Eggs; Hatchlings; Lizard; Madeira; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

LACERTA DUGESII; SQUAMATA; TEIRA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1542288318     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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