Annual reproduction in females of a viviparous skink (Oligosoma maccanni) in a subalpine environment

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-151

  Holmes, Karina M ^a,b   Cree, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEKKO; HOPLODACTYLUS MACULATUS; OLIGOSOMA MACCANNI; REPTILIA;

EID: 33845331363     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/235-04.1     Document Type: Article

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