The use of ultrasonography to assess reproductive investment and output in pythons

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 772-778

  Stahlschmidt, Zachary ^a   Brashears, Jake ^a   Denardo, Dale ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Effort; Egg; Ova; Population biology; Reproduction; Snake

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; OVIPOSITION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SNAKE; TRADE-OFF; ULTRASONICS;

ANTARESIA CHILDRENI; LIASIS FUSCUS; PYTHON REGIUS; PYTHONIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 79960389492     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01671.x     Document Type: Article

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