Egg size variation in crested newts from the western Balkans (Caudata: Salamandridae: Triturus cristatus superspecies)

Zoological Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 585-590

  Furtula, Milena ^a   Ivanović, Ana ^b   Džukić, Georg ^a   Kalezić, Miloš L ^a,b  

^a Institute for Biological Research   (Serbia)

^b Faculty of Biology   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Allometry; Interspecific diversity patterns; Life history

Indexed keywords

EID: 61749094403     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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