Ecological functions of the foam nests of the Japanese treefrog, Rhacophorus arboreus (Amphibia, Rhacophoridae)

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-169

  Kusano, Tamotsu ^a   Sakai, Aki ^a   Hatanaka, Sumio ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Hatching success; Nutritional effect; Thermal advantage

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; HYLA JAPONICA; LACTUCA; RHACOPHORIDAE; RHACOPHORUS ARBOREUS;

EID: 33845344026     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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