Altitudinal variation in reproductive strategy of the toad-headed lizard, Phrynocephalus vlangalii in North Tibet Plateau (Qinghai)

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 509-515

  Jin, Yuan Ting ^a   Liu, Nai Fa ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Altitude; Offspring; Phrynocephalus vlangalii; Population; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; CLUTCH SIZE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; LIZARD; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SURVIVAL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; PHRYNOCEPHALUS VLANGALII; SQUAMATA;

EID: 35148868281     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853807782152507     Document Type: Article

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