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Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

1987

Citation

Somma, L. A. 1987. Alloparental care in the Prairie Skink, Eumeces septentrionalis: A case of mistaken identity? Nebraska Herpetological Newsletter 8(2):5-8.

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Nebraska Herpetology Society, Omaha

Abstract

Alloparental care , or one individual caring for the eggs or young of another , ha s been documented for a variety of verte brate organism s (Coyne & Sohn 1978; Frame et a1. 1983; Gowaty & Karlin 1984) . In t h i s a rticle I document an instance of alloparental care in the prairie skink , Eumeces septentrionalis .

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