Evolution of an evolutionary hypothesis: A history of changing ideas about the adaptive significance of viviparity in reptiles

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 147-161

  Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84903736573     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/13-075     Document Type: Review

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