Plasticity in age and size at metamorphosis of Crinia georgiana tadpoles: Responses to variation in food levels and deteriorating conditions during development

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 271-284

  Doughty, Paul ^a,b   Roberts, J Dale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH; METAMORPHOSIS;

AMPHIBIA; CRINIA GEORGIANA; LACTUCA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042475406     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO02075     Document Type: Article

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