Reproductive biology of the semi-aquatic snake Liophis semiaureus (Serpentes, Colubridae) in the north-east of Argentina;Biología reproductiva de la serpiente semiacuática Liophis semiaureus (Serpentes, Colubridae) en el nordeste de Argentina

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 233-244

  López, Soledad M ^a,b   Giraudo, Alejandro R ^a,c   Arzamendia, Vanesa ^a,c   Chiaraviglio, Margarita ^d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LIMNOLOGÍA CONICET UNL   (Argentina)

^b Ciudad Universitaria   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Fecundity; Liophis semiaureus; Maturity; Reproductive cycle; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

COLUBRIDAE; LIOPHIS; SERPENTES;

EID: 70349258357     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: 07176317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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