The metabolic cost of amplexus in the grey tree frog (Hyla versicolor): Assessing the energetics of male mating success

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 388-394

  McLister, James D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CALLING BEHAVIOR; ENERGETICS; FROG; MATING SUCCESS; METABOLISM; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANURA; HYLA VERSICOLOR; HYLIDAE;

EID: 33746611334     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-013     Document Type: Article

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