Sexual dimorphism in two species of European plethodontid salamanders, genus Speleomantes

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-14

  Salvidio, Sebastiano ^a,c   Bruce, Richard C ^b  

^a DIPTERIS   (Italy)

^b WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydromantes; Morphometrics; Terrestrial salamanders

Indexed keywords

HYDROMANTES; HYDROMANTES AMBROSII; PLETHODONTIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 33745925607     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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