An overview of geographic variation in the life history traits of the tropical agamid lizard, Calotes versicolor

Current Science

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1354-1363

  Radder, Rajkumar S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calotes versicolor; Geographic variation; Life history; Lizards; Reproduction; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

AGAMIDAE; CALOTES VERSICOLOR; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33845606401     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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