Allometry and Sexual Dimorphism in the Snail-Eating Turtle Malayemys macrocephala from the Chao Phraya River Basin of Central Thailand

Allometry and Sexual Dimorphism in the Snail-Eating Turtle Malayemys macrocephala from the Chao Phraya River Basin of Central Thailand

Allometric growth and sexual dimorphism of the shell is evident in Malayemys macrocephala from the Chao Phraya River Basin of central Thailand. Differences in allometric growth between males and females produce sexually dimorphic adults. Adult females exhibit larger sizes and have relatively wider a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chelonian conservation and biology 2006-05, Vol.5 (1), p.159-165
1. Verfasser: Brophy, Timothy R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Allometry
Marine
Notes and Field Reports
River basins
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Zusammenfassung:Allometric growth and sexual dimorphism of the shell is evident in Malayemys macrocephala from the Chao Phraya River Basin of central Thailand. Differences in allometric growth between males and females produce sexually dimorphic adults. Adult females exhibit larger sizes and have relatively wider and higher shells and longer plastra than males.
ISSN:1071-8443
1943-3956
DOI:10.2744/1071-8443(2006)5[159:AASDIT]2.0.CO;2