Effects of incubation temperature on the size of Caiman latirostris (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae) at hatching and after one year

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-210

  Piña, Carlos I ^a,b,f   Larriera, Alejandro ^b,c   Medina, Marlín ^b   Webb, Grahame J W ^d,e  

^a Centro de Investigaciones Cientificas de Diamante   (Argentina)

^b Proyecto Yacaré Min Prod MUPCN   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^d Wildlife Management International   (Australia)

^e CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATORINAE; ANIMALIA; CAIMAN LATIROSTRIS; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES);

EID: 34250902430     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2007)41[205:EOITOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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