Sexual size dimorphism in amphibians: An overview

Sex, Size and Gender Roles: Evolutionary Studies of Sexual Size Dimorphism

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Kupfer, Alexander ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caecilians; Frogs; Growth trajectory; Salamanders; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920053736     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199208784.003.0006     Document Type: Chapter

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