Elevational variation in reproductive and life history traits of Sauter's frog Rana sauteri Boulenger, 1909 in Taiwan

Zoological Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 193-202

  Lai, Su Ju ^a,b   Kam, Yeong Choy ^c   Lin, Yao Sung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ENDEMIC SPECIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anuran; Elevation; Life history; Rana sauteri; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 44549085412     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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