Functional and ecological correlates of ecologically-based dimorphisms in squamate reptiles

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 172-188

  Vincent, Shawn E ^a   Herrel, Anthony ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34547747319     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icm019     Document Type: Article

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