The fitness correlates of scalation asymmetry in garter snakes Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis

Functional Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 306-314

  Shine, R ^a   Langkilde, T ^a   Wall, M ^a   Mason, R T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo; Mating success; Microevolution; Reproduction; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; MATING SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SNAKE;

SERPENTES; THAMNOPHIS; THAMNOPHIS SIRTALIS PARIETALIS;

EID: 20444421302     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2005.00963.x     Document Type: Article

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