Allometry and sexual dimorphism in the lung morphology of prairie rattlesnakes, Crotalus viridis viridis

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 377-389

  Keogh, J Scott ^a   Wallach, V ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040949909     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853899x00420     Document Type: Article

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