Dietary effect on larval growth, body size at metamorphosis and larval duration in Microhyla ornata (Amphibia: Anura)

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 157-164

  Dash, Madhab C ^a   Dei, Charulata ^a  

^a Orissa State Pollution Coutrol Board   (India)

Author keywords

Diet; Food quality; Growth; Metamorphosis; Tadpoles; Threshold body size

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BODY SIZE; DIET; FOOD QUALITY; LARVA;

MICROHYLA ORNATA;

EID: 0032293392     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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