Sexual size dimorphism in steppe tortoises (Testudo horsfieldi): Growth, maturity, and individual variation

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1433-1441

  Lagarde, F ^a   Bonnet, X ^a   Henen, B T ^a   Corbin, J ^a   Nagy, K A ^a   Naulleau, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; GROWTH KINETICS;

SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM;

BIODIVERSITY;

AGE AT MATURITY; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; MATURATION; REPTILE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SIZE AT MATURITY;

TESTUDO HORSFIELDI;

EID: 0034752051     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-79-8-1433     Document Type: Article

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