A multi-year and multi-site population study on the life history of Salamandrina perspicillata (Savi, 1821) (Amphibia, Urodela)

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-170

  Angelini, Claudio ^a   Antonelli, Damiano ^b   Utzeri, Carlo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body size correlates; Inter population variability; Population study; Salamandrina

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BODY SIZE; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; OVIPOSITION;

AMPHIBIA; CAUDATA; SALAMANDRINA; SALAMANDRINA PERSPICILLATA;

EID: 42649099645     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853808784125072     Document Type: Article

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