Covariation in insular life-history traits of the rice frog (Fejervarya limnocharis) in Eastern China

Asian Herpetological Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 28-35

  Xu, Feng ^a,b   Adler, Gregory H ^c   Li, Yiming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Clutch size; Egg size; Island syndrome; Life history traits; Reproductive effort; Trade off

Indexed keywords

ANURA; FEJERVARYA LIMNOCHARIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84876081456     PISSN: 20950357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.00028     Document Type: Article

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