A morphometric approach to the geographic variation of the terrestrial isopod species armadillo tuberculatus (Isopoda: Oniscidea)

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 219-226

  Kamilari, M ^a   Sfenthourakis, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aegean palaeogeography; Allometric growth; Elliptic Fourier Analysis; Intraspecific variation; Minimum bending energy; Morphometry; Thin Plate Spline

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; COLOR; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; ISOPOD; MORPHOMETRY; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; TAXONOMY;

ARMADILLO; ARMADILLO TUBERCULATUS; CRUSTACEA; ISOPODA; ONISCIDEA;

EID: 67749135926     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2008.00510.x     Document Type: Article

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