Maternal Care and Obligatory Oophagy in Leptodactylus fallax: A New Reproductive Mode in Frogs

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2004, Pages 128-135

  Gibson, Richard C ^a,b   Buley, Kevin R ^a,c  

^a DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CHESTER ZOO   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE BREEDING; COURTSHIP; FOOD PROVISIONING; FROG; MATERNAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; DOMINICA; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; MONTSERRAT;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; FALLAX; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; LEPTODACTYLUS; LEPTODACTYLUS FALLAX; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1242321372     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CE-02-091R2     Document Type: Article

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