Body size, male combat and the evolution of sexual dimorphism in eublepharid geckos (Squamata: Eublepharidae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 303-314

  Kratochvíl, Lukáš ^a   Frynta, Daniel ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aggression; Epidermal glands; Eublepharis; Head size; Sexual selection; Size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; LIZARD; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

EUBLEPHARIDAE; EUBLEPHARIS; GEKKONIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0036618864     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8312.2002.00064.x     Document Type: Article

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