Life history and morphology of Rana temporaria in response to pool permanence

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1025-1038

  Johansson, Frank ^a   Hjelm, Joakim ^b   Giles, Barbara E ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Development; Growth; Life history; Pool drying; Rana temporaria; Tadpoles; Temporary habitats

Indexed keywords

ANURA; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 27944508242     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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