Differential Growth and Mortality Affect Sexual Size Dimorphism in Vipera latastei

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2003, Pages 865-871

  Brito, J C ^a,b   Rebelo, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; GROWTH; MORTALITY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SIZE STRUCTURE; SNAKE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

SERPENTES; VIPERA; VIPERA LATASTEI;

EID: 0346973245     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/h202-279.1     Document Type: Article

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