Seasonal flexibility in organ size in the Andean lizard Liolaemus moradoensis

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 271, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1440-1445

  Naya, Daniel E ^a,b   Veloso, Claudio ^c   Sabat, Pablo ^b,c   Bozinovic, Francisco ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Digestive physiology; Lizards; Organ size; Phenotypic flexibility; Seasonal changes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; HIBERNATION; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; SEASON; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CHILE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; HIBERNATION; LIZARDS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; SEASONS; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; LIOLAEMUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 78349275405     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10885     Document Type: Article

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