Phylogenies and physiological processes - The evolution of sexual dimorphism in Southeast Asian frogs

Systematic Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 278-289

  Emerson, Sharon B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Frog; Hormone; Parental care; Rana; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ANURA; RANIDAE;

EID: 0030313347     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/45.3.278     Document Type: Article

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