Life history-dependent sexual size dimorphism in the crested newt, Triturus carnifex (Caudata)

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 317-319

  Kalezić, Miloš L ^a   Djorović, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Fitness traits; Sexual size difference; Triturus carnifex

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; LIFE HISTORY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; SALAMANDRIDAE; TRITURUS CARNIFEX;

EID: 0032429430     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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