Age and sexual dimorphism in a population of Euproctus platycephalus (Caudata: Salamandridae) from Sardinia

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2003, Pages 149-154

  Bovero, S ^a   Sotgiu, G ^a   Castellano, S ^a   Giacoma, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; AMPHIBIAN; MORPHOMETRY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ITALY; SARDINIA;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; ENTEROBACTER; EUPROCTUS PLATYCEPHALUS; EURYCEA; PLATYCEPHALUS; REPTILIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037467096     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2003)003[0149:AASDIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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