Body size, age, growth and alternative mating tactics in toads: Satellite males are smaller but not younger than calling males

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 663-671

  Leary, Christopher J ^a   Fox, Douglas J ^a   Shepard, Donald B ^a   Garcia, Apryl M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Westwood Veterinary Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BEHAVIOR; BODY SIZE; GROWTH; TOAD;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO COGNATUS; BUFO WOODHOUSII;

EID: 33644533851     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.12.013     Document Type: Article

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