Hormones and Reproductive Cycles in Snakes

Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates - Volume 3

Volumn 3, Issue , 2011, Pages 355-372

  Taylor, Emily N ^a   DeNardo, Dale F ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374930-7.10013-5     Document Type: Chapter

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