Are sex ratios of larval alpine newts (Mesotriton alpestris) biased in high-altitude spawning sites with different temperature regimes?

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 389-399

  Grabherr, Helmut ^a   Schabetsberger, Robert ^b   Sztatecsny, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alpine habitat; Larval development; Mesotriton alpestris; Sex determination; Urodeles

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BREEDING SITE; GENETIC MARKER; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; METAMORPHOSIS; MORTALITY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; TRITURUS ALPESTRIS;

EID: 70349112216     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853809788795218     Document Type: Article

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