Skeletochronological study of age, longevity and growth in a population of Rana nigromaculata (Amphibia: Anura) in Sichuan, China

Asian Herpetological Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 258-264

  Mao, Min ^a   Huang, Yan ^a   Mi, Zhiping ^a   Liu, Yanhong ^a   Zhou, Caiquan ^a  

^a CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Age structure; Population; Rana nigromaculata; Skeletochronology

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA NIGROMACULATA;

EID: 84867243664     PISSN: 20950357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2012.00258     Document Type: Article

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