Water velocity tolerance in tadpoles of the foothill yellow-legged frog (rana boylii): Swimming performance, growth, and survival

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2011, Pages 141-152

  Kupferberg, Sarah J ^a,b   Lind, Amy J ^c   Thill, Vanessa ^d   Yarnell, Sarah M ^e  

^a Questa Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d Program on US Russia Relations at Columbia s Harriman Institute   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DAM; FLOW FIELD; FROG; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH RATE; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; METAMORPHOSIS; REFUGE; SUBSTRATE; SURVIVAL; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

ANURA; RANA BOYLII;

EID: 79952782483     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CH-10-035     Document Type: Article

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