Geographic variation in sexual size dimorphism in the rock agama, Agama atra (Sauria: Agamidae)

African Zoology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 233-249

  Flemming, A F ^a,b   Mouton, P Le F N ^b  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Head size; Limb size; Scaling; Sexual size dimorphism; Tail size

Indexed keywords

AGAMA AGAMA; AGAMA ATRA; AGAMIDAE; ATRA; SAURIA;

EID: 0005520554     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2000.11657095     Document Type: Article

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