Bergmann's rule and the Italian Hermann's tortoises (Testudo hermanni): Latitudinal variations of size and shape

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-50

  Sacchi, Roberto ^a   Pupin, Fabio ^a   Rosa, Daniele Pellitteri ^a   Fasola, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; LATITUDE; MORPHOMETRY; REPTILE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

TESTUDINIDAE; TESTUDO HERMANNI; TESTUDO HERMANNI HERMANNI;

EID: 34547952618     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853807779799117     Document Type: Article

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