Evolution of Sexual Dimorphism in the Number of Tail Vertebrae in Salamanders: Comparing Multiple Hypotheses

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 220-227

  Ficetola, Gentile Francesco ^a   Bonardi, Anna ^a   Colleoni, Emiliano ^a   Padoa Schioppa, Emilio ^a   Scali, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Caudata; Fecundity selection; Lissotriton; Newts; Ommatotriton; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; CAUDATA; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 84878106599     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-012-9203-6     Document Type: Article

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