The interspecific range size-body size relationship in Australian frogs

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 339-345

  Murray, Brad R ^a   Hose, Grant C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abundance; Body size; Clutch size; Egg size; Macroecology

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BODY SIZE; FROG; LIFE HISTORY; RANGE SIZE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANURA; MYOBATRACHIDAE;

EID: 22144457481     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-822X.2005.00163.x     Document Type: Article

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