Allometry of reproduction in wild broad-snouted caimans (Caiman latirostris)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 301-304

  Larriera, Alejandro ^a   Piña, Carlos I ^a,c   Sjroskj, Pablo ^a,c   Verdade, Luciano M ^b  

^a Proyecto YACAR   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Centro de Investigaciones Cientificas de Diamante   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAIMAN; CAIMAN LATIROSTRIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3142687601     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/145-03A     Document Type: Article

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