A skeletochronological estimate of age in a population of the Siberian Wood Frog, Rana amurensis, from northeaste\rn China

Acta Herpetologica

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 237-245

  Liao, Wen Bo ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Age; Body size; Siberian wood frog; Skeletochronology

Indexed keywords

ANURA; RANA AMURENSIS; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 84857084856     PISSN: 18279635     EISSN: 18279643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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