A skeletochronological study of age, growth and longevity of Rana macrocnemis populations from four locations at different altitudes in Turkey

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 113-118

  Kutrup, Bilal ^a   Özdemir, Nurhayat ^b   Bülbül, Ufuk ^a   Çakir, Emel ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

age structure; growth; Rana macrocnemis; skeletochronology; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CHRONOLOGY; FROG; GROWTH; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONGEVITY; SEXUAL MATURITY; SKELETON; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

TURKEY;

ANURA; RANA MACROCNEMIS;

EID: 78650910576     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/017353710X541841     Document Type: Article

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