Does testosterone or coloration affect growth rates of adult males of the lizard Psammodromus algirus

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1463-1467

  Salvador, A ^a   Veiga, J P ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; GROWTH RATE; LIZARD; ORNAMENTATION; TESTOSTERONE;

PSAMMODROMUS ALGIRUS;

EID: 0033767044     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z00-072     Document Type: Article

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