Female reproductive characteristics of the Balkan wall lizard (Podarcis taurica) in the northwestern periphery of its range

Central European Journal of Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 391-395

  Ljubisavljević, Katarina ^a   Džukić, Georg ^a   Kalezic M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Egg size; Lacertid lizard; Life history; Peripheral population

Indexed keywords

LACERTIDAE; PODARCIS; PODARCIS TAURICA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77952066768     PISSN: 1895104X     EISSN: 16443632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11535-010-0016-2     Document Type: Article

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