Comparison of the cold hardiness capacities of the oviparous and viviparous forms of Lacerta vivipara

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 301, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 367-373

  Voituron, Yann ^a   Heulin, Benoit ^b   Surget Groba, Yann ^b  

^a Physiol Reg Energetiques C   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACERTA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 1942456524     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.20042     Document Type: Article

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