Sexual dimorphism in hind limb muscle mass of the andrew's toad (Bufo andrewsi) in relation to sexual selection

North-Western Journal of Zoology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 252-256

  Liao, Wen Bo ^a,b   Liao, Yong Mei ^b   Xiao, Wen Ming ^c   Chen, Wei ^a   Mi, Zhi Ping ^b   Li, Cao ^d  

^a MIANYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Nanchong Central Hospital   (China)

^d Yibin College   (China)

Author keywords

Body size; Bufo andrewsi; Hind limb muscle; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867078760     PISSN: 15849074     EISSN: 18435629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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