Sexual dichromatism in the marbled salamander, Ambystoma opacum

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1008-1013

  Todd, Brian D ^a   Davis, Andrew K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

BODY SIZE; COLORATION; DICHROMATISM; SURFACE AREA;

ANIMALS;

AMPHIBIAN; BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; COLOR MORPH; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MORPHOLOGY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA OPACUM; AMBYSTOMATIDAE; CAUDATA; HYNOBIIDAE; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 37249073447     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z07-082     Document Type: Article

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