Calculation of fluctuating asymmetry of the biggest Caspian whipsnake population in Hungary compared to a common snake species

Biologia

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 140-144

  Bellaagh, Mátyás ^a   Lazányi, Eszter ^b   Korsós, Zoltán ^c  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Fluctuating asymmetry; Hierophis caspius; Interspecific comparisons; Natrix tessellata

Indexed keywords

HIEROPHIS CASPIUS; NATRIX TESSELLATA;

EID: 73949083142     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-009-0219-z     Document Type: Article

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