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

Author(s)

Timothy R. Brophy, Liberty UniversityFollow

Publication Date

2006

Document Type

Article

Comments

Published in the Chelonian Conservation and Biology 5(1):159-165.

Abstract

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.

Recommended Citation

Brophy, Timothy R., "Allometry and Sexual Dimorphism in the Snail-eating Turtle Malayemys macrocephala from the Chao Phraya River Basin of Central Thailand" (2006). Faculty Publications and Presentations. 56.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/bio_chem_fac_pubs/56