Size and scaling of sexually-selected traits in the lizard, Uta palmeri

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 238, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 743-757

  Hews, D K ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UTA PALMERI;

BODY SIZE; LIZARD; SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM; SNOUT-VENT LENGTH;

EID: 0029668134     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05427.x     Document Type: Article

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