Reproductive investment of female green toads (Bufo viridis)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 2004, Pages 659-664

  Castellano, Sergio ^a   Cucco, Marco ^b   Giacoma, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SURVIVAL; TOAD;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO; BUFO DEBILIS; BUFO VIRIDIS; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4444315156     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CE-03-182R2     Document Type: Article

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