Sensitivity of intraspecific latitudinal clines of body size for tetrapods to sampling, latitude and body size

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 403-412

  Ashton, Kyle G ^a  

^a KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 13844275904     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/44.6.403     Document Type: Conference Paper

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