Skeletochronological study on age structure of a Chinese endemic Frog (Rana omeimontis)

Asian Herpetological Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 252-257

  Liu, Wencao ^a   Liu, Yanhong ^a   Huang, Yan ^a   Mi, Zhiping ^a   Li, Cao ^a,b  

^a CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Yibin College   (China)

Author keywords

Age structure; Rana omeimontis; Sexual size dimorphism; Skeletochronological method

Indexed keywords

ANURA; RANA OMEIMONTIS; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 84867262295     PISSN: 20950357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2012.00252     Document Type: Article

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