Skeletochronological analysis of variation in age structure, body size, and life history in three species of desmognathine salamanders

Herpetologica

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 181-193

  Bruce, Richard C ^a   Castanet, Jacques ^a   Francillon Vieillot, Hélène ^a  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Body size; Desmognathinae; Desmognathus; Life history; Salamanders; Skeletochronology

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; AMPHIBIAN; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LIFE HISTORY; SEXUAL MATURITY;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; CANIS; CAUDATA; DESMOGNATHINAE; DESMOGNATHUS; DESMOGNATHUS MONTICOLA; DESMOGNATHUS OCOEE; DESMOGNATHUS QUADRAMACULATUS; MONTICOLA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036110438     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/0018-0831(2002)058[0181:SAOVIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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