Effect of habitat drying on the development of the Eastern spadefoot toad (Pelobates syriacus) tadpoles

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 425-434

  Székely, Paul ^a   Tudor, Marian ^b   Cogǎlniceanu, Dan ^b  

^a Romanian Measurement Society   (Romania)

^b OVIDIUS UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Amphibians; larval period; metamorphic climax; metamorphosis; phenotypic plasticity; temporary ponds

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HABITAT TYPE; METAMORPHOSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TOAD; WATER LEVEL;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; PELOBATES SYRIACUS; PELOBATIDAE; SCAPHIOPUS HOLBROOKII;

EID: 77954718352     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853810791769536     Document Type: Article

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