Functional basis for sexual differences in bite force in the lizard Anolis carolinensis

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-119

  Herrel, Anthony ^a   Mcbrayer, Lance D ^b   Larson, Peter M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biting; Diet; Dimorphism; Muscle; Sexual dimorphism; Skull shape

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LIZARD; MUSCLE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SKULL;

ANOLIS CAROLINENSIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34247366807     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00772.x     Document Type: Article

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