A review of colour and pattern polymorphisms in anurans

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 633-665

  Hoffman, Eric A ^a   Blouin, Michael S ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Chromatophore; Evolution; Frog; Inheritance; Ontogenetic change; Selection; Sexual dimorphism; Toad

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; COLOR; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0033826434     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1999.0421     Document Type: Article

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