Comparison of different gekko japonicus populations reproductive traits

Chinese Journal of Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 692-697

  Zhu, Ling Jun ^a   Hu, Ling Jun ^a   Zhang, Yong Pu ^b   Shen, Jian Wei ^a,c   Du, Wei Guo ^a  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WENZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Body size; Egg hatching; Gekko japonicus; Geographic variation; Reproductive output

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HATCHING; INCUBATION; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

GEKKO JAPONICUS; GEKKONIDAE;

EID: 67449151911     PISSN: 10004890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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