Interaction of sex and size and the standard metabolic rate of paedomorphic Ambystoma talpoideum: Size does matter

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 2000, Pages 808-812

  Ryan, Travis J ^a,b   Hopkins, William A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BODY SIZE; METABOLISM; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

AMBYSTOMA TALPOIDEUM;

EID: 0034604410     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2000)000[0808:IOSASA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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