Large male advantage: Phenotypic and genetic correlates of territoriality in tuatara

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 570-578

  Moore, Jennifer A ^a   Daugherty, Charles H ^a   Nelson, Nicola J ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; SPHENODON PUNCTATUS;

EID: 69449100129     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/08-290.1     Document Type: Article

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