Effects of pond drying on morphological and life-history traits in the anuran Rhinella spinulosa (Anura: Bufonidae)

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 803-815

  Marquez Garcia M ^a   Correa Solis, M ^a   Sallaberry, M ^a   Mendez M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Development time; Hydroperiod; Metamorphosis size; Natural experiment; Pond desiccation; Rhinella spinulosa

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFONIDAE; METAMORPHA;

EID: 70349762195     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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