Evolution of viviparity in reptiles: Introduction to the symposium

Herpetological Monographs

Volumn , Issue 20, 2006, Pages 129-130

  Thompson, Michael B ^a   Blackburn, Daniel G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

REPTILIA;

EID: 33846244243     PISSN: 07331347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1655/0733-1347(2007)20[129:eoviri]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Editorial

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