Sexually dimorphic head sizes and reproductive success in the sleepy lizard Tiliqua rugosa

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 240, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 511-521

  Bull, C Michael ^a   Pamula, Yvonne ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TILIQUA RUGOSA;

HEAD SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SLEEPY LIZARD;

AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, MOUNT MARY;

EID: 0030302407     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05302.x     Document Type: Article

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