Body size, age and growth pattern of Physalaemus fernandezae (Anura: Leiuperidae) of Argentina

North-Western Journal of Zoology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-71

  Marangoni, Federico ^a   Barrasso, Diego A ^b   Cajade, Rodrigo ^c   Agostini, Gabriela ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MISIONES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^c Centro de Ecologia Aplicada del Littoral   (Argentina)

^d FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Age; Body size; Growth; Physalaemus fernandezae; Skeletochronology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867873866     PISSN: 15849074     EISSN: 18435629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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