@article{article_714889, title={Sexual Dimorphism In Spiny - tailed Lizard, Darevskia rudis (Bedriaga, 1886) (Sauria: Lacertidae), from Northeastern Anatolia, Turkey}, journal={Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Fen Ve Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi}, volume={20}, pages={551–557}, year={2020}, DOI={10.35414/akufemubid.714889}, author={Şahin, Mehmet Kürşat and Kumlutaş, Yusuf and Ilgaz, Çetin}, keywords={Sexual dimorphism, Darevskia rudis, metric, meristic, statistical analysis, Turkey}, abstract={Detailed investigations carried out on Darevskia rudis (Bedriaga, 1886) populations from Northeastern Anatolia, Turkey to identify sexual dimorphism. 11 morphometric and 30 meristic features of 317 specimens were analyzed. Seven meristic (Ventral Width, Dorsals attached ventrals at mid-trunk, Femoral Pore Right, Femoral Pore Left, Subdigital Lamellae Left, Tibial Scales, Dorsalia). and four metric (Pileus Length, Pileus Width, 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 females because signaling compounds might be released in mating seasons.}, number={4}, publisher={Afyon Kocatepe University}