Sperm depletion and a test of the phenotypelinked fertility hypothesis in Gray Treefrogs (Hyla versicolor)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 853-858

  Doyle, Jacqueline M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; FERTILITY; FROG; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MATE CHOICE; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPERM; VIABILITY;

HYLA; HYLA VERSICOLOR;

EID: 80052278829     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z11-060     Document Type: Article

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