Density-dependent growth and metamorphosis in the larval bronze frog Rana temporalis is influenced by genetic relatedness of the cohort

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 489-496

  Girish, S ^a   Saidapur, S K ^a  

^a KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Competition; Growth; Kinship; Rana temporalis; Siblings; Tadpoles

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FROG; GROWTH; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; KINSHIP; METAMORPHOSIS; RELATEDNESS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; FROG; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; REARING; SIBLING; TADPOLE;

INDIA; WESTERN GHAT;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA CLAMITANS CLAMITANS; RANA TEMPORALIS; REPTILIA;

EID: 0037930520     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02705123     Document Type: Article

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