Ontogeny of Sexual Size Dimorphism in Monitor Lizards: Males Grow for a Longer Period, but not at a Faster Rate

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  2010

• Venue

  Zoological Science

• Publication date

  2010-11-26

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.2108/zsj.27.917PMID 21110717
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