Sexual size dimorphism and female reproduction in the white-striped grass lizard Takydromus wolteri

Current Zoology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 236-243

  Luo, Laigao ^a   Wu, Yilian ^a   Zhang, Zhuyuan ^a   Xu, Xuefeng ^a  

^a CHUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Female reproduction; Lacertidae; Reptilia; Sexual size dimorphism; Takydromus wolteri

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877770388     PISSN: 16745507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/58.2.236     Document Type: Article

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