Effects of growth history and exogenous thyroxine on size and age at metamorphosis in the toad Bufo americanus

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 2001, Pages 829-834

  Beachy, C K ^a  

^a MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; METAMORPHOSIS; TOAD;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO AMERICANUS; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035817486     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2001)001[0829:EOGHAE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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