Capacidade reprodutiva de Bothrops jararaca (Serpentes, Viperidae) Reproductive capacity of Bothrops jararaca (Serpentes, Viperidae)

Capacidade reprodutiva de Bothrops jararaca (Serpentes, Viperidae) Reproductive capacity of Bothrops jararaca (Serpentes, Viperidae)

<abstract language="eng">The relationship between female body size and egg number was examined in the snake Bothrops jararaca (Wied, 1924). Some authors have demonstrated that the estimated clutch size may be affected by the inclusion or exclusion of dead neonates or non-developed eg...

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Main Author: Thélia Rosana Forte Janeiro-Cinquini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2004-01-01
Series:Iheringia: Série Zoologia
Subjects:
Reproductive output
clutch size
atresic eggs
reproductive allometry
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212004000400013

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