Age, size and growth in two populations of the Southern Crested Newt, Triturus karelinii (Strauch 1870) from different altitudes

Herpetologica

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 373-383

  Üzüm, Nazan ^a   Olgun, Kurtuluş ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Age; Growth; Size; Triturus karelinii; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; AMPHIBIAN; BERGMANN RULE; BODY SIZE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GROWTH MODELING; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION SIZE;

TURKEY;

SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA; TRITURUS KARELINII;

EID: 77649110579     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/08-008.1     Document Type: Article

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