Reproductive strategy and lipid mobilization in rana hexadactyla at a seasonal locality

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-133

  Das, Indraneil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet; Fat; Rana hexadactyla; Reproduction; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ANURA; RANA CLAMITANS; RANA HEXADACTYLA;

EID: 0029961906     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1996.9522923     Document Type: Article

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