Aging <em>Salamandrina perspicillata</em> (Savi, 1821) by skeletochronology

We assessed age and first reproduction age in Salamandrina perspicillata females by means of skeletochronological analysis. As we examined sections from the third toe of the hind limbs, the tecnique herewith introduced is non-letal and compatible with ecological investigations. Females reached sexua...

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Main Authors: Stefano Bovero, Claudio Angelini, Carlo Utzeri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2007-04-01
Series:Acta Herpetologica
Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1509