Cogradient plasticity of growth in montane and lowland larvae of Rana Temporaria (L.) at two levels of temperature

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 353-361

  Jasienski, Michałl ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

^b NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Growth; Pheno Typic plasticity; Rana temporaria; Tadpoles; Temperature

Indexed keywords

FROG; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; METAMORPHOSIS; PHENOTYPE; SWAMP; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BABIA GORA NATIONAL PARK; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MAZOWIECKIE; POLAND; WARSAW [MAZOWIECKIE];

ANURA; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 68249156784     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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