Ontogeny of sexual size dimorphism in monitor lizards: Males grow for a longer period, but not at a faster rate

Zoological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 917-923

  Frynta, Daniel ^a   Frdýlová, Petra ^a   Hnízdo, Jan ^b   Šimková, Olga ^a   Cikánová, Veronika ^a   Velenský, Petr ^c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Animal Clinic Bílá Hora   (Czech Republic)

^c Prague ZOO ^*  (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Body size; evolution of SSD; growth rate; monitor lizards; Rensch's rule; Varanidae

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIZARD; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANIMALIA; SQUAMATA; VARANIDAE; VARANUS; VARANUS INDICUS;

EID: 78649588532     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.27.917     Document Type: Article

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