Head morphology and degree of variation in lacerta bilineata, podarcis muralis and podarcis sicula;morfología de la cabeza y el grado de variación en lacerta bilineata, podarcis muralis y podarcis sicula

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 667-676

  Bruner, Emiliano ^a,b,c   Costantini, David ^a,b  

^a Ornis Italica   (Italy)

^b CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA CENIEH   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fronto parietal suture; Geometric morphometrics; Head morphology; Lacertids; Morphospace

Indexed keywords

EID: 72549089406     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022009000300008     Document Type: Article

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