Operational sex ratio and mating behaviour of the myobatrachid frog Neobatrachus kunapalari

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 97-99

  Davis, R A ^a   Roberts, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amplexus; Frogs; Mating behaviour; Operational sex ratio; Polyandry

Indexed keywords

FROG; MATING BEHAVIOR; SEX RATIO;

ANURA; MYOBATRACHIDAE; NEOBATRACHUS KUNAPALARI;

EID: 23844461770     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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