Phytotelm size in relation to parental care and mating strategies in two species of Peruvian poison frogs

Behaviour

Volumn 145, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1139-1165

  Brown, Jason L ^a   Twomey, Evan ^a   Morales, Victor ^b   Summers, Kyle ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD RICARDO PALMA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Biparental care; Dendrobatidae; Male parental care; Monogamy; Phytotelmata; Promiscuity; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; DENDROBATES; DENDROBATES IMITATOR; DENDROBATIDAE;

EID: 49749092129     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853908785387647     Document Type: Article

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