Hybrids of Darevskia valentini, D. armeniaca and D. unisexualis from a sympatric population in Armenia

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 487-504

  Danielyan, Felix ^a   Arakelyan, Marine ^a   Stepanyan, Ilona ^b  

^a YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Armenia)

^b INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Armenia)

Author keywords

Armenia; Diploid; Hybrid zone; Lizards; Triploid and tetraploid individuals

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; HYBRID ZONE; HYBRIDIZATION; LIZARD; SEX RATIO; SYMPATRY;

ARMENIA; ASIA; EURASIA; WEST ASIA;

DAREVSKIA; DAREVSKIA ARMENIACA; DAREVSKIA UNISEXUALIS; DAREVSKIA VALENTINI; PETROSAURUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 66849130908     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853808786230424     Document Type: Article

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