Interrelationship between food availability, fat body, and ovarian cycles in the frog, Rana tigrina, with a discussion on the role of fat body in anuran reproduction

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 286, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 487-493

  Girish, S ^a   Saidapur, S K ^a  

^a KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; FAT BODY; FEMALE; FROG; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON;

ANIMALS; ENERGY INTAKE; FAT BODY; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; OVARY; RANIDAE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; HOPLOBATRACHUS TIGERINUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034175866     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(20000401)286:5<487::AID-JEZ6>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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