Patterns of maternal provision and embryonic mobilization of calcium in oviparous and viviparous squamate reptiles

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 341-359

  Stewart, James R ^a   Ecay, Tom W ^b  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Calbindin D28K; Calcium; Lecithotrophy; Oviparity; Placentotrophy; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77549084331     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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