The reproductive ecology of female Rana (Limnonectes) kuhlii, a fanged frog of Taiwan, with particular emphasis on multiple clutches

Herpetologica

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 153-165

  Tsuji, Hiroshi ^a   Lue, Kuang Yang ^b  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anura; Fanged frogs; Female reproductive ecology; Multiple egg clutches; Rana (Limnonectes) kuhlii; Subtropical Asia

Indexed keywords

FROG; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTION;

TAIWAN;

RANA KUHLII;

EID: 0034123569     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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