Trade-off between larval development rate and post-metamorphic traits in the frog Rana latastei

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-158

  Ficetola, Gentile Francesco ^a   De Bernardi, Fiorenza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allometry; Complex life cycles; Developmental trade offs; Jumping performance; Local adaptation; Locomotor performance; Metamorphosis; Optimisation

Indexed keywords

FROG; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METAMORPHOSIS; TRADE-OFF;

ANURA; RANA LATASTEI;

EID: 33645235820     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-005-5508-6     Document Type: Article

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