Some aspects of population biology in the European treefrog, Hyla arborea

Herpetologica

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 321-330

  Friedl, Thomas W P ^a   Klump, Georg M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age at maturation; Age structure; European treefrog; Growth rate; Hyla arborea; Longevity; Skeletochronology; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; POPULATION BIOLOGY; RECRUITMENT; SEX RATIO; TREEFROG;

HYLA ARBOREA;

EID: 0031417552     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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