Likelihood models for discriminating alternative phenotypes in morphologically dimorphic species

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 421-434

  Rowland, J Mark ^a   Qualls, Clifford R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative tactics; Horn dimorphism; Intrasexual polyphenism; Likelihood models; Threshold traits

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA;

EID: 17444401406     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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