Resource Availability and Costs of Reproduction in the Salamander Plethodon cinereus

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-36

  Yurewicz, Kerry L ^a,c   Wilbur, Henry M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BODY CONDITION; CLUTCH SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; PLETHODON; PLETHODON CINEREUS; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1242298908     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2004)004[0028:RAACOR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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