The Evolution of Positive Allometry of Weaponry in Horned Lizards (Phrynosoma)

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 311-323

  Bergmann, Philip J ^a,b   Berk, Camryn P ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Evolution; Horns; Lizards; Morphometrics

Indexed keywords

PHRYNOSOMA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84865552723     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-011-9147-2     Document Type: Article

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