Karyotype, chromosome structure, reproductive modalities of three Southern Eurasian populations of the common lacertid lizard, <i>Zootoca vivipara</i> (Jacquin, 1787)

According to a hypothesis of the evolution of viviparity the lacertid lizard Zootoca vivipara, rare relict oviparous populations of the species might occur in southern-eastern part of its distribution area. Such a hypothesis has been verified by comparing the karyotype, chromosome structure, and re...

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Main Authors: Larissa Kupriyanova, Alex Kuksin, Gaetano Odierna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2008-12-01
Series:Acta Herpetologica
Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1541