Sexual dimorphism and life history of Keichousaurus Hui (Reptilia: Sauropterygia)

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 401-408

  Cheng, Yen Nien ^a   Holmes, Robert ^b,d   Xiao Chun, W U ^b   Alfonso, Noel ^c  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; LIFE HISTORY; PALEONTOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REPTILE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL MATURITY;

REPTILIA; SAUROPTERYGIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 67651092288     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/039.029.0230     Document Type: Article

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