Explaining patterns of deformity in freshwater turtles using macCulloch's hypothesis

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 433-439

  Davy, Christina M ^a   Murphy, Robert W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BIOLOGY; BODY SHAPE; CONTAMINATED LAND; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH RESPONSE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TURTLE;

CHELYDRA SERPENTINA; CHELYDRA SERPENTINA SERPENTINA; CHRYSEMYS PICTA MARGINATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 68149091888     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-028     Document Type: Article

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