The choice of oviposition site and the effects of density and oviposition timing on survivorship in Rana japonica

Ecological Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-86

  Matsushima, Noe ^a   Kawata, Masakado ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Intraspecific competition; Oviposition site choice; Oviposition timing; Rana japonica; Temporal habitat

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; FROG; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; OVIPOSITION; SURVIVORSHIP;

ANURA; JAPONICA; RANA JAPONICA;

EID: 13444252920     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-004-0010-0     Document Type: Article

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