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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...
Autores principales: | Eckhardt, Falk, Kappeler, Peter M., Kraus, Cornelia |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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