Early hatching decreases jumping performance in a direct-developing frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui

Functional Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-72

  Buckley, C R ^a   Michael, S F ^b   Irschick, D J ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Direct development; Life history; Locomotion; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

FROG; HATCHING; HATCHING DATE; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS COQUI;

EID: 16844377359     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2005.00931.x     Document Type: Article

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