Ontogeny of body form and metamorphosis: Insights from the crested newts

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 283, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 153-161

  Ivanovic A ^a   Cvijanovic M ^a   Kalezic M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Canalization; Development; Geometric morphometrics; Growth rate; Shape; Size; Triturus cristatus superspecies

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AMPHIBIAN; BODY SHAPE; BODY SIZE; CANALIZATION (BIOLOGY); EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; JUVENILE; METAMORPHOSIS; ONTOGENY;

AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA; TRITURUS CRISTATUS;

EID: 79951776207     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2010.00760.x     Document Type: Article

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