Male and female reproductive cycles of the Japanese Gecko, Gekko japonicus, in Kyoto, Japan

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 269-274

  Ikeuchi, Isami ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEKKO; GEKKO JAPONICUS; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3142678806     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/84-03A-N     Document Type: Article

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