TY  - JOUR
TI  - Sexual Dimorphism In Spiny - tailed Lizard, Darevskia rudis (Bedriaga, 1886) (Sauria: Lacertidae), from Northeastern Anatolia, Turkey
AB  - Detailed investigations carried out on Darevskia rudis (Bedriaga, 1886) populations from NortheasternAnatolia, Turkey to identify sexual dimorphism. 11 morphometric and 30 meristic features of 317specimens were analyzed. Seven meristic (Ventral width, Dorsals attached ventrals at mid-trunk,Femoral pores, Subdigital lamellae left, Tibial scales, Dorsalia). and four metric (Pileus length, Pileuswidth, Head length, Head width) characters were significant in sexual dimorphism pattern (p<0.05).Males have relatively longer head sizes, and related to this snout-vent length than females.Furthermore, it was found that the number of femoral pores are also higher in males than femalesbecause signaling compounds might be released in breeding seasons.
AU  - Kumlutaş, Yusuf
AU  - Ilgaz, Çetin
AU  - SAHIN, Mehmet Kursat
DO  - 10.35414/ akufemubid.714889
PY  - 2020
JO  - Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Fen ve Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi
VL  - 20
IS  - 4
SN  - 2149-3367
SP  - 551
EP  - 557
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/367478
ER  -