Skeletochronological analysis of age structure in populations of four species of Malagasy poisonous frogs, genus Mantella

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 553-557

  Jovanovic, Olga ^a   Vences, Miguel ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Madagascar; Mantella aurantiaca; Mantella baroni; Mantella bernhardi; Mantella madagascariensis; Mantellidae; skeletochronology

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FOSSIL RECORD; FROG; PALEONTOLOGY; POISONING; SKELETAL REMAINS; SPECIMEN BANK;

MADAGASCAR;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; MANTELLA; MANTELLA AURANTIACA; MANTELLA BARONI; MANTELLA BERNHARDI; MANTELLA MADAGASCARIENSIS; MANTELLINAE;

EID: 78149313517     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/017353710X518414     Document Type: Article

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