Growth and ageing of feral Xenopus laevis (Daudin) in South Wales, U.K.

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 254, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 547-555

  Measey, G J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African clawed frogs; Ecology; Growth; Invasive amphibians; Skeletochronolgy; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

AGING; FERAL ORGANISM; FROG; GROWTH; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MORPHOMETRY;

UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0034902545     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836901001054     Document Type: Article

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