Models of metamorphic timing: An experimental evaluation with the pond-dwelling salamander Hemidactylium scutatum (Caudata: Plethodontidae)

Oecologia

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 343-350

  O'Laughlin, Bridget E ^a   Harris, Reid N ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Complex life cycle; Developmental rate; Growth rate; Metamorphosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS;

HEMIDACTYLIUM SCUTATUM;

EID: 0033849687     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000392     Document Type: Article

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