Geometry of self righting: The case of Hermann's tortoises

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Volumn 254, Issue , 2015, Pages 99-105

  Ana, Golubović ^a   Ljiljana, Tomović ^a   Ana, Ivanović ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Allometry; Body size; Carapace shape; Hermann's tortoise; Righting ability; Testudo

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY SIZE; MORPHOMETRY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SHELL; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; TESTUDINIDAE; TESTUDO; TESTUDO HERMANNI; TESTUDO MARGINATA;

EID: 84930043739     PISSN: 00445231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2014.12.003     Document Type: Article

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