Effects of thermal and hydric conditions on egg incubation and hatchling phenotypes in two Phrynocephalus lizards

Asian Herpetological Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 184-191

  Tang, Xiaolong ^a   Yue, Feng ^a   Ma, Ming ^a   Wang, Ningbo ^a   He, Jianzheng ^a   Chen, Qiang ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Egg incubation; Hatchling phenotypes; Phrynocephalus przewalskii; Phrynocephalus versicolor; Post hatching performance

Indexed keywords

PHRYNOCEPHALUS; PHRYNOCEPHALUS PRZEWALSKII; PHRYNOCEPHALUS VERSICOLOR; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84867240803     PISSN: 20950357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2012.00184     Document Type: Article

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