Hormones and Behavior of Reptiles

Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates - Volume 3

Volumn 3, Issue , 2011, Pages 215-246

  Sinervo, Barry ^a   Miles, Donald B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374930-7.10008-1     Document Type: Chapter

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