Activity level and the tradeoff between growth and survival in the salamanders Ambystoma jeffersonianum and Hemidactylium scutatum

Herpetologica

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 116-127

  Wells, C S ^a   Harris, R N ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity level; Growth rate; Predation; Salamander; Survival

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AMPHIBIAN; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

AMBYSTOMA JEFFERSONIANUM; HEMIDACTYLIUM SCUTATUM; NOTOPHTHALMUS VIRIDESCENS;

EID: 0035090225     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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