Heads or tails? Sexual dimorphism in helodermatid lizards

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 92-98

  Gienger, C M ^a   Beck, Daniel D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIORS; BODY SIZE; HELODERMATID LIZARDS; TAIL LENGTH;

BIODIVERSITY;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; BODY SIZE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

HELODERMA SUSPECTUM; HELODERMATIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34248523096     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-198     Document Type: Article

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