Size estimation, morphometrics, sex ratio, sexual size dimorphism, and biomass of Crocodylus acutus in the coastal zone of Belize

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Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 179-192

  Platt, Steven G ^a   Rainwater, Thomas R ^b,c,d   Thorbjarnarson, John B ^d   Martin, David ^a  

^a SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Cranial morphology; Crocodylia; Crocodylus acutus; Morphometrics; Ontogenetic change; Standing crop biomass

Indexed keywords

CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS ACUTUS; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 81455136872     PISSN: 00363375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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