Body size variation across climatic gradients and sexual size dimorphism in Tropidurinae lizards

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 290, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 192-198

  Brandt, R ^a   Navas, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bergmann's rule; Climate; Latitude; Precipitation; Rensch's rule; Temperature; Tropidurinae

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BERGMANN RULE; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE VARIATION; GENERALIST; GROWTH RATE; LIZARD; PHYLOGENETICS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

SQUAMATA; TETRAPODA; TROPIDURINAE;

EID: 84879412137     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12024     Document Type: Article

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