Sources of calcium for the agamid lizard Psammophilus blanfordanus during embryonic development

We determined the sources of calcium for the developing embryo and the parallel changes in eggshell structure in the Indian agamid lizard null Psammophilus blanfordanus . The developing eggs were opened at 0 (freshly laid), 10, 20, 30, 35, 38, and 40 days of incubation and at hatching (day 41) and subjected to chemical and structural analyses. The oval and flexible-shelled eggs had undergone significant changes in size (40% increase in length,...