Polyandry, Sperm Competition, and the Evolution of Anuran Amphibians

Advances in the Study of Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-53

  Roberts, J Dale ^a   Byrne, Phillip G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anuran; Crinia georgiana; Frog evolution; Polyandry; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955957420     PISSN: 00653454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-380896-7.00001-0     Document Type: Book

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