Clutch and egg size of the tropical lizard Tropidurus torquatus (Tropiduridae) along its geographic range in coastal eastern Brazil

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1376-1388

  Kiefer, M C ^a,b   Van Sluys, M ^b   Rocha, C F D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; COASTAL ZONE; EGG SIZE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HOME RANGE; LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; SIZE AT MATURITY;

SQUAMATA; TROPIDURINAE; TROPIDURUS TORQUATUS;

EID: 57349148393     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z08-106     Document Type: Article

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