A skeletochronological study of growth, longevity, and age at sexual maturity in a population of Rana latastei (Amphibia, Anura)

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 775-782

  Guarino, Fabio M ^a   Lunardi, Silvia ^b   Carlomagno, Michela ^a   Mazzotti, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Museo di Storia Naturale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Growth; Longevity; Rana latastei; Skeletochronology

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; FROG; GROWTH; LONGEVITY; SKELETON;

AGING; AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BONE; FEMALE; FROG; GONAD; HISTOLOGY; LONGEVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHALANX; SEXUAL MATURITY; SKELETON;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA LATASTEI; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0348134855     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02708438     Document Type: Article

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