Age and body size of Rana amurensis from northeastern China

Current Zoology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 781-784

  Chen, Wei ^a   Lu, Xin ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Age structure; Body size; Life history; Rana amurensis

Indexed keywords

RANA AMURENSIS;

EID: 80055103233     PISSN: 16745507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/57.6.781     Document Type: Article

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