Sex differences in age structure, growth rate and body size of common frogs Rana temporaria in the subarctic

Polar Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1505-1513

  Patrelle, Cécile ^a   Hjernquist, Mårten B ^b   Laurila, Anssi ^b   Söderman, Fredrik ^b   Merilä, Juha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age; Body size; Longevity; Rana temporaria; Skeletochronology; Subarctic

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGE STRUCTURE; BODY SIZE; FROG; GROWTH RATE; LONGEVITY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WILD POPULATION;

FINLAND;

RANA TEMPORARIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84866030877     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-012-1190-7     Document Type: Article

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