Effects of environmental temperature on the onset and the duration of oviposition period of Caiman latirostris

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 409-418

  Simoncini, Melina S ^a,b   Cruz, Félix B ^a   Piñ, Carlos I ^a,b,c  

^a Dr Matteri y España ^*  (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE ENTRE RÍOS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Broad snouted caiman; Climate variables; Clutch; Eggs; Nesting onset

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885089562     PISSN: 21510733     EISSN: 19317603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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