Is body shape of mangrove-dwelling monitor lizards (Varanus indicus; Varanidae) sexually dimorphic?

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-37

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

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Prague ZOO ^*  (Czech Republic)

^c Animal Clinic Bílá Hora   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

allometry; body shape; monitor lizards; sexual dimorphism; SSD; Varanidae

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY SHAPE; FECUNDITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIZARD; MANGROVE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

SQUAMATA; VARANIDAE; VARANUS; VARANUS INDICUS;

EID: 78650898978     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/017353710X532184     Document Type: Article

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