Sexual and seasonal dimorphism in the cumberland plateau woodland salamander, plethodon kentucki (Caudata: Plethodontidae)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2009, Pages 227-232

  Marvin, Glenn A ^a,b  

^a GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BREEDING SEASON; FECUNDITY; FEMALE; MATING SUCCESS; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONALITY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPERM; WOODLAND;

CAUDATA; PLETHODON; PLETHODON KENTUCKI; PLETHODONTIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 67650930147     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CH-08-116     Document Type: Article

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