Using geometric morphometrics for integrative taxonomy: An examination of head shapes of milksnakes (genus Lampropeltis)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 394-413

  Ruane, Sara ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Morphology; Species delimitation; Triangulum

Indexed keywords

LAMPROPELTIS;

EID: 84929518803     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12245     Document Type: Article

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