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Aspects of variation in the stag beetle Lucanus cervus (L.) (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)
Author(s) -
CLARK J. T.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
systematic entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1365-3113
pISSN - 0307-6970
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1977.tb00350.x
Subject(s) - biology , taxonomy (biology) , zoology , allometry , population , variation (astronomy) , ecology , evolutionary biology , demography , physics , sociology , astrophysics
. Variation in external dimensions of Lucanus cervus (L.) has been studied using 573 specimens of both sexes from one area over a period of 3 years. Allometric relationships between various parts of the body are calculated. The taxonomy of this very variable population is discussed.