Climate and the presence of generation glands in female girdled lizards: A case study of the cordylus-niger-oelofseni complex

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 384-388

  Du Toit, Dahné A ^a   Mouton, P Le Fras N ^a   Flemming, Alexander F ^a   Van Niekerk, Adriaan ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORDYLUS NIGER; SQUAMATA;

EID: 25844468264     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/218-04A.1     Document Type: Article

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