Head morphological variation in Podarcis muralis and Podarcis sicula: A landmark-based approach

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 566-573

  Bruner, Emiliano ^a   Costantini, David ^a  

^a Ornis Italica   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ANATOMY; EVOLUTION; LIZARD; MATRIX; MORPHOGENESIS; MORPHOLOGY;

PODARCIS MURALIS; PODARCIS SICULA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 35148871824     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853807782152525     Document Type: Article

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