Shell shape and size variation in the egyptian tortoise testudo kleinmanni (testudinidae, testudines)

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 167-175

  Macale, Daniele ^a   Venchi, Alberto ^b   Scalici, Massimiliano ^c  

^a Fondazione Bioparco Roma   (Italy)

^b Universit degli Studi Roma Tre ^*  (Italy)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

allometry; geometric morphometrics; ontogenesis; sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY SHAPE; BODY SIZE; COPULATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; ONTOGENY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SHELL; TAXONOMY; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TURTLE; WILD POPULATION;

TESTUDINES; TESTUDINIDAE; TESTUDO KLEINMANNI;

EID: 79959310698     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.25225/fozo.v60.i2.a11.2011     Document Type: Article

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