Head and body size relationships in polymorphic tiger salamander larvae from Colorado

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1089-1093

  Sheen, Judy P ^a,b,d   Whiteman, Howard H ^b,c,e  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032583482     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447365     Document Type: Article

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