Pattern of sexual size dimorphism supports the inverse of Rensch's rule in two frog species

Animal Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 87-95

  Zhou, Cai Quan ^a   Lu, Di ^a   Zhao, Lian Jun ^b   Liao, Wen Bo ^a  

^a CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Wanglang National Nature Reserve   (China)

Author keywords

Allometry; frogs; Rensch's rule; sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY SIZE; DIMORPHISM; FROG; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84896973104     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: 15707563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15707563-00002431     Document Type: Article

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