Reproductive biology and sexual dimorphism of a high-altitude population of the viviparous lizard Phymaturus punae from the Andes in Argentina

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 427-432

  Boretto, Jorgelina M ^a,b   Ibargüengoytía, Nora R ^a,b   Acosta, Juan Carlos ^c   Blanco, Graciela M ^c   Villavicencio, José ^b,c   Marinero, José A ^c  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; LIFE HISTORY; LIZARD; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL MATURITY; VIVIPARITY;

ARGENTINA; SAN GUILLERMO BIOSPHERE RESERVE; SAN JUAN [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

PHYMATURUS PUNAE; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 34547933515     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853807781374791     Document Type: Article

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