Effects of intermittent feeding on the growth of oophagous (Chirixalus eiffingeri) and herbivorous (Chirixalus idiootocus) tadpoles from Taiwan

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 256, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 207-213

  Liang, Min Fang ^a   Huang, Chen Huei ^b   Kam, Yeong Choy ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anuran; Chirixalus; Egg storage; Intermittent feeding; Maternal brood care; Tadpoles

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; FEEDING; GROWTH; MATERNAL CARE;

AMPHIBIA; CHIRIXALUS; CHIRIXALUS EIFFINGERI; CHIRIXALUS IDIOOTOCUS; GALLUS GALLUS; REPTILIA; SPINACIA OLERACEA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036191647     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0952836902000249     Document Type: Article

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