Female polyandry under male harassment: The case of the common toad (Bufo bufo)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 270, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 517-522

  Sztatecsny, M ^a   Jehle, R ^b,c   Burke, T ^b   Hodl W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anura; Bufo bufo; Microsatellites; Multiple paternity; Sex ratio; Sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

PATERNITY; POLYANDRY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SPAWNING; TOAD;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO BUFO;

EID: 33750036081     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00120.x     Document Type: Article

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