Larval anurans adjust buoyancy in response to substrate ingestion

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2005, Pages 188-195

  Rondeau, Sylvie L ^a   Gee, John H ^b  

^a University Saint Boniface   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; LARVA; SUBSTRATE;

ANURA; LITORIA GENIMACULATA; LITORIA LESUEURII; RANA SEPTENTRIONALIS; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 14544292601     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CP-03-302R     Document Type: Article

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