Communal nests in Physalaemus pustulosus (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae): experimental evidence for female oviposition preferences and protection against desiccation

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 148-150

  Zina, Juliana ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESICCATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FROG; MATE CHOICE; NEOTROPICAL REGION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OVIPOSITION; SAVANNA; SEASONALITY;

AMPHIBIA; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; PHYSALAEMUS PUSTULOSUS;

EID: 34547788743     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853806776052092     Document Type: Article

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