Morphological variation does not influence locomotor performance within a cohort of hatchling lizards (Amphibolurus muricatus, Agamidae)

Oikos

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 126-134

  Warner, Daniel A ^a   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BODY SIZE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; ECOMORPHOLOGY; HATCHING; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

AGAMIDAE; AMPHIBOLURUS MURICATUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33746866698     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.14761.x     Document Type: Article

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