The effect of preservation on lizard morphometrics - An experimental study

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-329

  Vervust, Bart ^a   Van Dongen, Stefan ^a   Van Damme, Raoul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alcohol collections; Artifacts of preservation; Deformation; Iguana iguana; Spirit specimens

Indexed keywords

BODY SHAPE; BODY SIZE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; TAXONOMY;

IGUANA IGUANA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 70349140022     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853809788795209     Document Type: Article

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