Sexual dimorphism and age structure in a population of Tylototriton verrucosus (Amphibia: Salamandridae) from the Himalayan region

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2010, Pages 600-608

  Seglie, Daniele ^a   Roy, Debjani ^b   Giacoma, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; AMPHIBIAN; BODY SIZE; BREEDING SITE; CHRONOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIMB; MATING BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

DARJEELING; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; WEST BENGAL;

AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA; TYLOTOTRITON VERRUCOSUS;

EID: 78650428332     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CG-08-218     Document Type: Article

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