Age and body size of Rana kukunoris, a high-elevation frog native to the Tibetan plateau

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-151

  Chen, Wei ^a   Yu, Tong Lei ^a   Lu, Xin ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Body length; Elevation; Skeletochronology

Indexed keywords

ANURA;

EID: 79958105738     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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