"Oviparity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The capability of producing eggs (OVA) from which young are hatched outside the body. While mostly referring to nonmammalian species, this does include MAMMALS of the order MONOTREMATA.
| Descriptor ID |
D052287
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.650
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oviparity" by people in Profiles.
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Intrinsic reproductive isolation between two sister species of Drosophila. Evolution. 2010 Apr 01; 64(4):903-20.
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Did egg-laying boas break Dollo's law? Phylogenetic evidence for reversal to oviparity in sand boas (Eryx: Boidae). Evolution. 2010 Jan; 64(1):207-16.
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Phenotypic plasticity and the evolution of a socially selected trait following colonization of a novel environment. Am Nat. 2008 Jul; 172 Suppl 1:S49-62.