Climate-Related Variation in Body Dimensions within Four Lacertid Species

A close relationship between habitat and external morphology is widespread among many animals, including reptiles. Here, I studied the relationship between abiotic environmental conditions and body size of four lacertid species (Phoenicolacerta laevis, Ophisops elegans, Acanthodactylus boskianus, an...

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Main Author: Stanislav Volynchik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Zoology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/795387