Social and environmental influences on egg size evolution in frogs

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 271, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 225-232

  Summers, K ^a   McKeon, C S ^b   Heying, H ^c   Hall, J ^a   Patrick, W ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^c EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anurans; Egg size; Pairwise comparisons; Parental care; Phylogenetic supertree

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; EGG SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FROG; HABITAT TYPE; PARENTAL CARE; PHYLOGENETICS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ANURA;

EID: 33846555480     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00213.x     Document Type: Article

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