Clutch size of Caiman latirostris (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae) varies on a latitudinal gradient

North-Western Journal of Zoology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 191-196

  Simoncini, Melina S ^a,b   Piña, Carlos I ^a,b   Siroski, Pablo A ^a,c  

^a Proyecto Yacaré ^*  (Argentina)

^b Centro de Investigaciones Cientificas de Diamante   (Argentina)

^c Manejo Sustentable de Fauna y Flora (MASP y MA)   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Broad Snouted Caiman; Crocodilian reproduction; Fitness; Latitude; Reproductive frequency

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATORINAE; CAIMAN; CAIMAN LATIROSTRIS; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES);

EID: 69549129765     PISSN: 15849074     EISSN: 18435629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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