Testis size variation in frogs: Testing the alternatives

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 227-235

  Emerson, Sharon B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Frog; Sperm competition; Testis size

Indexed keywords

AGOMISTIC BEHAVIOUR; CLUTCH SIZE; FROG; TESTIS SIZE;

EID: 0030733203     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050383     Document Type: Article

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