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Viviparity, Nonmammalian

Known as: Nonmammalian Viviparity 
The capability of bearing live young (rather than eggs) in nonmammalian species. Some species of REPTILES and FISHES exhibit this.
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2013
2013
Biological observations on the bristly catshark Bythaelurus hispidus from deep waters off the south-west coast of India.
Biological data are presented for the poorly known bristly catshark Bythaelurus hispidus based on specimens collected from the by… (More)
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2012
2012
Effects of Maternal Basking and Food Quantity during Gestation Provide Evidence for the Selective Advantage of Matrotrophy in a Viviparous Lizard
The evolution of matrotrophy (i.e., direct supply of nutrients by the mother during gestation) may be associated with high… (More)
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2011
2011
A gravid lizard from the Cretaceous of China and the early history of squamate viviparity
Although viviparity is most often associated with mammals, roughly one fifth of extant squamate reptiles give birth to live young… (More)
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2010
2010
Cytokines in Vertebrate Reproduction
—Mechanisms determining survival and growth of the semi-allogeneic fetus in the maternal uterus are still not completely defined… (More)
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2006
2006
Energy utilization by embryos during gestation in viviparous copper rockfish,Sebastes caurinus
The energy utilized by developing copper rockfishSebastes caurinus embryos was measured through direct respirometry (0.408 cal… (More)
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2006
2006
Distribution and Biology of the New Zealand Endemic Catshark, Halaelurus dawsoni
Halaelurus dawsoni has a restricted geographic range, occurring only in south-eastern New Zealand. It is primarily a demersal… (More)
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2006
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2006
Reproduction and development ofSebastes in the context of the evolution of piscine viviparity
Selected aspects of the reproduction and development ofSebastes and other rockfishes are reviewed in the context of piscine… (More)
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2005
2005
Evidence for lecithotrophic viviparity in the living coelacanth
delberg-New York: Springer (1983); Gorski, R. A., Gordon, J. H., Shryne, J. E., Southam, A. M, : Brain Res. 148, 333 (1978) 8… (More)
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2004
2004
Extraembryonic membrane development in a reproductively bimodal lizard, Lacerta (Zootoca) vivipara.
Reproductive mode has been remarkably labile among squamate reptiles and the evolutionary transition from oviparity to viviparity… (More)
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2004
2004
Changes in Composition During Embryo Development of the Gulper Shark, Centrophorus Granulosus (Elasmobranchii, Centrophoridae): An Assessment of Maternal-embryonic Nutritional Relationships
Centrophorus granulosus is a deep sea shark that reproduces through aplacental viviparity. Its fecundity is one of the lowest… (More)
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