Predators and mates: Conflicting selection on the size of male Pacific Treefrogs (Pseudacris regilla)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 317-320

  Benard, Michael F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BELOSTOMATIDAE; HYLA; PSEUDACRIS REGILLA;

EID: 34250895555     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2007)41[317:PAMCSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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