Molecular evidence for parthenogenesis in the sierra garter snake, thamnophis couchii (colubridae)

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 280-282

  Germano, David J ^a   Smith, Paul T ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUBRIDAE; THAMNOPHIS; THAMNOPHIS COUCHII;

EID: 77954500221     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1894/WL-29.1     Document Type: Article

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