Postnatal growth of skull linear measurements of Cape Hare Lepus capensis in northern China: An analysis in an adaptive context

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 343-353

  Lu, Xin ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Linear growth

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; LAGOMORPH; LIFE HISTORY; SKULL;

CHINA;

ANIMALIA; BULLA; LEPUS; LEPUS CAPENSIS;

EID: 0037361593     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8312.2003.00145.x     Document Type: Article

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