Sexual Size Dimorphism in Anurans: Ontogenetic Determination Revealed by an Across-Species Comparison

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 84-91

  Zhang, Lixia ^a   Lu, Xin ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anuran amphibians; Body size; Life history; Ontogeny; Phylogenetic comparison

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84874370049     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-012-9187-2     Document Type: Article

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