Trophic eggs in the foam nests of Leptodactylus labyrinthicus (Anura, Leptodactylidae): An experimental approach

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 279-284

  Prado, Cynthia P A ^a   Toledo, Luís Felipe ^a   Zina, Juliana ^a   Haddad, Célio F B ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Egg predation; Frog; Multiple mating; Reproduction; Spawning behaviour

Indexed keywords

ANURA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; LEPTODACTYLUS LABYRINTHICUS; SCHINUS MOLLE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 31344469930     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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