Geographical Body Size Clines in Sika Deer: Path Analysis to Discern Amongst Environmental Influences

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 115-127

  Kubo, Mugino O ^a   Takatsuki, Seiki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bergmann s rule; Body mass; Intraspecific comparison; Island rule; Path analysis; Skull

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925503554     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: 19342845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-015-9303-1     Document Type: Article

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