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Highly variable lifespan in an annual reptile, Labord’s chameleon (Furcifer labordi)

Among tetrapods, the current record holder for shortest lifespan is Labord’s chameleon, Furcifer labordi. These reptiles from the arid southwest of Madagascar have a reported lifespan of 4–5 months during the annual rainy season and spend the majority of their life (8–9 months) as a developing embry...

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Autores principales: Eckhardt, Falk, Kappeler, Peter M., Kraus, Cornelia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5595997/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28900276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-11701-3