Structure, function, and evolution of the oviducts of squamate reptiles, with special reference to viviparity and placentation

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 282, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 560-617

  Blackburn, Daniel G ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-010x(199811/12)282:4/5<560::aid-jez10>3.0.co;2-j     Document Type: Conference Paper

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