Viviparity in Salamandra salamandra (Amphibia: Salamandridae): Adaptation or Exaptation?

Ovoviviparity and viviparity have been described as derived reproductive modes in urodeles. Moreover, several authors have suggested that viviparity represents an adaptive solution to the harshness of high-altitude environments. Populations of Salamandra salamandra display ovoviviparity and vivipari...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Herpetologica 2000-06, Vol.56 (2), p.144-152
Hauptverfasser:	Hernán J. Dopazo, Marcela Korenblum
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal vivipary Eggs Female animals Herpetology Larvae Larval development Oviducts Ovoviviparity Phylogenetics Reproduction
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