Growth, seasonally, and lizard life histories: Age and size at maturity

Oikos

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 267-278

  Adolph, Stephen C ^a,b   Porter, Warren P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHRYNOSOMATINAE; SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; SQUAMATA;

BODY SIZE; LIFE HISTORY; LIZARD; SEXUAL MATURITY;

EID: 0030302022     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546065     Document Type: Article

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