Male mating success in the Omei treefrog (Rhacophorus omeimontis): The influence of body size and age

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 3-10

  Liao, Wen Bo ^a,b   Lu, Xin ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Age; Body size; Rhacophorus omeimontis; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

AGE; BIOINDICATOR; BODY SIZE; FROG; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING SUCCESS; NESTING BEHAVIOR;

ANURA; RHACOPHORUS;

EID: 84856744665     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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