Sexual and geographic variation of color patterns in Liolaemus tenuis (Squamata, Liolaeminae)

Gayana

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-33

  Vidal, Marcela A ^a   Ortiz, Juan Carlos ^a   Labra, Antonieta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chile; Chromatophores; Liolaemus; Lizard; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

LIOLAEMINAE; LIOLAEMUS; LIOLAEMUS TENUIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 36448995798     PISSN: 0717652X     EISSN: 07176538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-65382007000100004     Document Type: Article

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