Life history-dependent sexual size dimorphism in the crested newt, Triturus carnifex (Caudata)

Authors
Kalezic, ML Djorovic, A
Citation
Ml. Kalezic et A. Djorovic, Life history-dependent sexual size dimorphism in the crested newt, Triturus carnifex (Caudata), FOL ZOOL, 47(4), 1998, pp. 317-319
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
FOLIA ZOOLOGICA
ISSN journal
01397893 → ACNP
Volume
47
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
317 - 319
Database
ISI
SICI code
0139-7893(1998)47:4<317:LHSSDI>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Crested newt females and males appeared to have similar age at sexual matur ity, longevity and annual survival rates, and probably insignificant growth during adult phase. The hypothesis, that processes operating during juveni le life rather than during adulthood promote intersex differences in adult body size in this species, seems to hold.