The role of muscle mass and tooth number in ecological character displacement between Plethodon cinereus and P. hoffmani (Caudata: Plethodontidae)

Herpetologica

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 408-413

  Swart, C C ^a   Adams, D C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Character displacement; Dentition; Jaw muscle; Plethodon

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CHARACTER DISPLACEMENT; DENTITION; MUSCLE;

CAUDATA; PLETHODON; PLETHODON CINEREUS; PLETHODON HOFFMANI; PLETHODONTIDAE;

EID: 10644243694     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/03-92     Document Type: Article

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