Functional and ecological relevance of intraspecific variation in body size and shape in the lizard Podarcis melisellensis (Lacertidae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 251-264

  Brecko, Jonathan ^a   Huyghe, Katleen ^a   Vanhooydonck, Bieke ^a   Herrel, Anthony ^a   Grbac, Irena ^b   Van Damme, Raoul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b CROATIAN NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Ecology; Morphology; Performance; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; BODY SHAPE; BODY SIZE; DIET; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ANIMALIA; LACERTIDAE; PODARCIS MELISELLENSIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 44649087574     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.00953.x     Document Type: Article

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