Variations in life-history traits in the common frog Rana temporaria (Amphibia: Anura): A literature review and new data from the French Alps

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 249, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-73

  Miaud, Claude ^a   Guyétant, Robert ^a   Elmberg, Johan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age; Anura; Life history; Phenotypic plasticity; Rana temporaria; Size

Indexed keywords

FROG; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LITERATURE REVIEW;

RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 0033198854     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999009061     Document Type: Review

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