Effects of incubation and rearing temperatures on Caiman latirostris growth

Zoological Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 367-373

  Marcó, María Virginia Parachú ^a,b   Piña, Carlos Ignacio ^a,b,c   Simoncini, Melina ^a,b   Alejandro, Larriera ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^b CIC y TTP CONICET ^*  (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE ENTRE RÍOS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Broad snouted caiman; Development; Estradiol; Temperature sex determination

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAIMAN; CAIMAN LATIROSTRIS;

EID: 80855145292     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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