Density effects of oophagous tadpoles of Chirixalus eiffingeri (Anura: Rhacophoridae): Importance of maternal brood care

Herpetologica

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 425-433

  Kam, Yeong Choy ^a   Lin, Chun Fu ^a   Lin, Yao Sung ^a   Tsal, Yea Fen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anura; Density effects; Ecology; Maternal brood care; Phytotelmata; Tadpole oophagy

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FROG; GROWTH; MATERNAL CARE; PHYTOTELMIC ECOSYSTEM; SURVIVORSHIP;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0032409376     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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