Regression analysis between body and head measurements of Chinese alligators (Alligator sinensis) in the captive population

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-71

  Wu, Xiao Bing ^a   Xue, Hui ^a   Wu, Lu Sheng ^a   Zhu, Jia Long ^b   Wang, Renping P ^b  

^a ANHUI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Alligator Research Center of Anhui Province   (China)

Author keywords

Allometry; Chinese alligator; Regression analysis

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY SIZE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CROCODILIAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR SINENSIS; ANIMALIA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES);

EID: 33746588154     PISSN: 1578665X     EISSN: 1578665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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