Effects of inter-pond distance on the breeding ecology of tungara frogs

Oecologia

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 505-513

  Marsh, David M ^a   Rand, A Stanley ^c   Ryan, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Aggregation; Oviposition site selection; Physalaemus pustulosus; Site fidelity; Tungara frog

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FROG; REPRODUCTION;

PHYSALAEMUS PUSTULOSUS;

EID: 0034115586     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050973     Document Type: Article

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