A brighter future for frogs? The influence of carotenoids on the health, development and reproductive success of the red-eye tree frog

Animal Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 480-488

  Ogilvy, V ^a   Preziosi, R F ^a   Fidgett, A L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CHESTER ZOO   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Colour; Ex situ conservation; Nutrition; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CAROTENOID; COLOR; EXTINCTION; FECUNDITY; FROG; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH IMPACT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; METAMORPHOSIS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

AGALYCHNIS CALLIDRYAS; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYLIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84867103635     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00536.x     Document Type: Article

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