Reproductive ecology and mating success of male Limnonectes kuhlii, a fanged frog from Taiwan

Herpetologica

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-167

  Tsuji, Hiroshi ^a,b  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b BAIKA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anura; Fanged frogs; Large male mating advantage; Limnonectes kuhlii; Male mating success; Mating system; Resource defense polygyny; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual selection; Spatial ecology

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FROG; MATING SUCCESS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; LIMNONECTES; LIMNONECTES KUHLII; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2442474222     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/02-10     Document Type: Article

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