Extreme reduction in body size and reproductive output associated with sandy substrates in two anuran species

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 541-553

  Marangoni, Federico ^a,b   Tejedo, Miguel ^a   Gomez Mestre, Iván ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Body size, Bufo (= Epidalea) calamita; Geographic variation; Pelobates cultripes; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FECUNDITY; FROG; GROWING SEASON; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SAND; SANDY SOIL; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO CALAMITA; PELOBATES CULTRIPES;

EID: 66849127875     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853808786230370     Document Type: Article

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