Sexual dimorphism and interpopulation differences in lizard hind limb length:Locomotor performance or chemical signalling?

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 318-329

  Iraeta, Pablo ^a   Monasterio, Camila ^a   Salvador, Alfredo ^b   Díaz, José A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coloration; Femoral pores; Natural selection; Psammodromus algirus; Sexual selection; Sprint speed

Indexed keywords

COLOR; FITNESS; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIMB; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; NATURAL SELECTION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

PSAMMODROMUS ALGIRUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 80052822157     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01739.x     Document Type: Article

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