Altitudinal variation in the age at maturity, longevity, and reproductive lifespan of anurans in subtropical Queensland

Herpetologica

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-44

  Morrison, Clare ^a,b   Hero, Jean Marc ^a   Browning, Jay ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Altitude; Body size; Delayed reproduction; Frogs; LAGs; Precocity; Skeletochronology

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; AGE DETERMINATION; ALTITUDE; FROG; LONGEVITY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SKELETON;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; CHLORIS; LITORIA; LITORIA CHLORIS; LITORIA LESUEURI; LITORIA LESUEURII; LITORIA PEARSONIANA; MIXOPHYES; MIXOPHYES FLEAYI; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1242321401     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/02-68     Document Type: Article

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