Tail growth in Chamaeleo dilepis (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae): Functional implications of segmental patterns

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 261, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 417-425

  Bergmann, Philip J ^a   Lessard, Sarah ^a   Russell, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chamaeleo dilepis; Chamaeleonidae; Growth; Morphometrics; Tail; Vertebrae

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; LIZARD; MORPHOMETRY;

AMPHIBIA; CHAMAELEO; CHAMAELEO DILEPIS; CHAMAELEONIDAE; DILEPIS; REPTILIA; SAURIA; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0347029662     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095283690300428X     Document Type: Article

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