Breeding behavior and mating system in relation to body size in Rana chensinensis, a temperate frog endemic to northern China

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 391-400

  Lu, Xin ^a   Ma, Xiaoyan ^a   Li, Yang ^a   Fan, Liqing ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Body size; Mating system; Rana chensinensis; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA CHENSINENSIS;

EID: 70349504854     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-008-0132-x     Document Type: Article

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