Effects of caudal autotomy on postnatal growth rates of hatchling psammodromus algirus

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 342-345

  Iraeta, Pablo ^a   Salvador, Alfredo ^b   Díaz, Jos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACERTIDAE; PSAMMODROMUS ALGIRUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84867048088     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/10-321     Document Type: Article

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