Effects of individual variation in age and size at metamorphosis on growth and survivorship of southern toad (Bufo terrestris) metamorphs

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 944-951

  Beck, Christopher W ^a,b,c   Congdon, Justin D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; METAMORPHOSIS; SURVIVORSHIP; TOAD;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO TERRESTRIS; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033306401     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-77-6-944     Document Type: Article

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