Multiple paternity in the Oriental-Australian rear-fanged watersnakes (Homalopsidae)

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 88-102

  Voris, Harold K ^a   Karns, Daryl R ^a,b   Feldheim, Kevin A ^a   Kechavarzi, Bobak ^b   Rinehart, Megan ^b  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b HANOVER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhydris enhydris; Enhydris subtaeniata; Homalopsidae; Microsatellites; Mud snakes; Multiple paternity

Indexed keywords

ENHYDRIS; ENHYDRIS ENHYDRIS; FARANCIA; HOMALOPSINAE; REPTILIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 51449116625     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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