Microgeographic variation of colour morph frequency and biometry of common wall lizards

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 273, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 389-396

  Sacchi, R ^a   Scali, S ^b   Pupin, F ^a   Gentilli, A ^a   Galeotti, P ^a   Fasola, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Museo Civico di Storia Naturale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colour polymorphism; Common wall lizard; Microgeographic variation; Podarcis muralis

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRY; COLOR MORPH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LIZARD; MORPHOMETRY; POLYMORPHISM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

PODARCIS MURALIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 36248934766     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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