The lunar cycle: a cue for amphibian reproductive phenology?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 349-357

  Grant, Rachel A ^a   Chadwick, Elizabeth A ^b   Halliday, Tim ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anuran; breeding; Bufo bufo; geomagnetism; moon; newt; phenology; Rana temporaria; rhythm; synchrony; urodele

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; BREEDING SITE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FROG; GEOMAGNETISM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LUNAR CYCLE; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPAWNING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SYNCHRONY; TOAD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO BUFO; RANA TEMPORARIA; SALAMANDRIDAE;

EID: 68349155819     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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