Sexual dimorphism and allometry in the giant water strider Gigantometra gigas

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 923-929

  Tseng, Michelle ^a   Rowe, Locke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY SIZE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

GERRIDAE; GERRIS BUENOI; GIGANTOMETRA GIGAS; HETEROPTERA;

EID: 0033306198     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-77-6-923     Document Type: Article

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