Male mate choice in the Andrew's toad Bufo andrewsi: A preference for larger females

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 413-417

  Liao, Wen Bo ^a   Lu, Xin ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bufo andrewsi; Fecundity; Male mate choice; Preference; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO ANDREWSI;

EID: 70349522446     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-008-0135-7     Document Type: Article

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