Viviparity in Reptiles: Evolution and Reproductive Endocrinology

Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates - Volume 3

Volumn 3, Issue , 2011, Pages 247-275

  Albergotti, Lori C ^a   Guillette Jr , Louis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374930-7.10009-3     Document Type: Chapter

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