Observations on parturition in two liolaemus species of the archeforus group (Iguania: Squamata: Liolaemidae)

Herpetology Notes

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 333-336

  Minoli, Ignacio ^a   Kozykariski, Mónica L ^b   Avila, Luciano J ^b  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Birth; Liolaemus scolaroi; Liolaemus zullyae; Lizards; Parturition; Reproduction; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873513478     PISSN: 20715773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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