Food availability induces geographic variation in reproductive timing of an aquatic oviparous snake (Natrix maura)

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-191

  Santos, X ^a,b   Llorente, G A ^a   Feriche, M ^b   Pleguezuelos, J M ^b   Casals, F ^c   de Sostoa, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE;

CATALONIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EBRO DELTA; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TARRAGONA [CATALONIA]; WORLD;

ANURA; NATRIX MAURA; NERODIA; SERPENTES; VIPER;

EID: 23444433200     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568538054253410     Document Type: Article

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