It's all relative: Allometry and variation in the baculum (os penis) of the harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus (Carnivora: Phocidae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 345-355

  Miller, Edward H ^a   Burton, Lauren E ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baculum; Character variation; Growth; Reproduction; Sexual selection; Skeleton; Social system

Indexed keywords

BACULUM; CARNIVORA; PAGOPHILUS GROENLANDICUS; PHOCA GROENLANDICA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0034958478     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.2000.0509     Document Type: Article

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