Pregnancy does not increase the risk of mortality in wild viviparous lizards (Sceloporus grammicus)

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-80

  Cuéllar, Orlando ^a   Méndez De La Cruz, Fausto R ^b   Villagran Santa Cruz, Maricela ^c   Sánchez Trejo, Ruben ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE ZOOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCELOPORUS GRAMMICUS; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 3242860389     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853896X00333     Document Type: Article

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