When crowded tadpoles (Rana arvalis and R. temporaria) fail to metamorphose early and thus fail to escape drying ponds

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-28

  Loman, Jon ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amphibian development; Competition; Drying ponds; Frog tadpoles

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA ARVALIS; RANA TEMPORARIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036081459     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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