Sexual dimorphism, female reproduction and egg incubation in the oriental leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus bowringii) from southern China

Zoology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-27

  Xu, Da De ^a,b   Ji, Xiang ^a,c  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b ZHAOQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Egg incubation; Gekkonidae; Hatchling phenotype; Reproduction; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

GEKKONIDAE; HEMIDACTYLUS BOWRINGII; PHYLLODACTYLUS;

EID: 33845787129     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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