Evidence for post-natal instability of head scalation in the meadow viper (Vipera ursinii) - Patterns and taxonomic implications

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-70

  Tomović, Ljiljana ^a,b   Carretero, Miguel Angel ^c   Ajtíc, Rastko ^d   Crnobrnja Isailovíc, Jelka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b Institute for Research   (Serbia)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^d Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Balkans; Head scalation; Ontogeny; Taxonomy; Vipera ursinii

Indexed keywords

INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; ONTOGENY; PHOTOGRAPH; PHYLOGENY; POLYMER; POLYMERIZATION; SNAKE; TAXONOMY;

BALKANS; EURASIA;

SQUAMATA; VIPERA URSINII; VIPERINAE;

EID: 66849143369     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853808783431424     Document Type: Article

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