The specialized reproductive mode of the treefrog Aplastodiscus perviridis (Anura: Hylidae)

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-92

  Haddad, Célio F B ^a   Faivovich, Julian ^b,c,d   Garcia, Paulo C A ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FROG; MALE BEHAVIOR; NEST SITE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ANURA; HYLA; HYLIDAE;

EID: 15244355758     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568538053693224     Document Type: Article

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