An assessment of geographic variation in sexual size dimorphism in the coyote (Canis latrans)

Mammalia

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 411-417

  Kennedy, M L ^a   Mech, S G ^b   Tran, B ^a   Grubaugh, J W ^a   Lance, R F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Canis latrans; Coyote; Geographic variation; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CANID; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS LATRANS;

EID: 1642579590     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.2003.67.3.411     Document Type: Article

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