Evolution of the relative width of the head and alveolar surfaces in map turtles (Testudines: Emydidae: Graptemys)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 549-576

  Lindeman, Peter V ^a,b  

^a MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Character assortment; Character displacement; Molluscivory; Sexual dimorphism; Trophic morphology

Indexed keywords

ANOLIS; GRAPTEMYS;

EID: 0033864218     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1999.0381     Document Type: Article

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