Primary and secondary phenology. Does it pay a frog to spawn early?

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 279, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-70

  Loman, J ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breeding time; Egg; Freezing; Hatching; Metamorphosis; R. temporaria

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; FROG; HATCHING DATE; METAMORPHOSIS; MORTALITY; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SPAWNING; SPRING (SEASON); TEMPORAL PERIOD;

ANURA; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 69249135923     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00589.x     Document Type: Article

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