Seasonality, age structure and reproduction of Leptodactylus (Lithodytes) lineatus (Anura, Leptodactylidae) in Rondônia state, southwestern Amazon, Brazil;Sazonalidade, estrutura etária e reprodução de Leptodactylus (Lithodytes) lineatus (Anura, Leptodactylidae) no estado de Rondônia, Brasil

Iheringia - Serie Zoologia

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 368-372

  Bernarde, Paulo Sérgio ^a   Kokubum, Marcelo N de C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ACRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Breeding period; Leptodactylus (Lithodytes) lineatus; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ANURA; ATTA; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; LEPTODACTYLUS; LITHODYTES;

EID: 77954011989     PISSN: 00734721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0073-47212009000400005     Document Type: Article

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