Variation in reproductive traits within the lizard genus Xenosaurus

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 630-637

  Zamora Abrego, J Gastón ^a   Zúniga Vega, J Jaime ^a   De Oca, Adrián Nieto Montes ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SQUAMATA; XENOSAURUS;

EID: 37348999256     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/06-266.1     Document Type: Article

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