Reproductive ecology of the Montpellier snake, Malpolon monspessulanus (Colubridae), and comparison with other sympatric colubrids in the Iberian Peninsula

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2008, Pages 279-285

  Feriche, Mónica ^a   Pleguezuelos, Juan M ^a   Santos, Xavier ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; GENETICS; MATE GUARDING; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SNAKE; SPERM COMPETITION; SPERMATOPHORE; SYMPATRY; TERRITORIALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

COLUBRIDAE; MALPOLON MONSPESSULANUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 47049123490     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CH-06-272     Document Type: Article

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