Geometric morphometric analysis of sexual dimorphism and allometric growth in the skull of the Japanese Grass Lizard, Takydromus tachydromoides (Reptilia: Lacertidae)

Current Herpetology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 97-106

  Kikukawa, Nobuto ^a   Hikida, Tsutomu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allometry; Geometric morphometrics; Sexual shape dimorphism; Sexual size dimorphism; Skull morphology; Takydromus

Indexed keywords

LACERTIDAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; TAKYDROMUS; TAKYDROMUS TACHYDROMOIDES;

EID: 84870457815     PISSN: 13455834     EISSN: 18811019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5358/hsj.31.97     Document Type: Article

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