Effects of reproductive burden on endurance performance in side-blotched lizards (Uta stansburiana)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-81

  Zani, Peter A ^a,b,c,d   Neuhaus, Ryan A ^b   Jones, Trevor D ^b   Milgrom, Jonathan E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Central College   (United States)

^c HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; UTA; UTA STANSBURIANA;

EID: 40549142066     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/07-090R1.1     Document Type: Article

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