Is sexual body shape dimorphism consistent in aquatic and terrestrial chelonians?

Zoology

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 213-220

  Bonnet, Xavier ^a   Delmas, Virginie ^a   El Mouden, Hassan ^b   Slimani, Tahar ^b   Sterijovski, Bogoljub ^c   Kuchling, Gerald ^d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^c SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chelodina; Mauremys; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual selection; Turtle

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHELODINA; MAUREMYS; MAUREMYS LEPROSA; TESTUDINES; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 77957019272     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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