Northern natterjack toads (Bufo calamita) select breeding habitats that promote rapid development

Behaviour

Volumn 149, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 737-754

  Rannap, Riinu ^a   Lõhmus, Asko ^a   Tammaru, Toomas ^a   Brigg, Lars ^b   De Vries, Wouter ^b   Bibelriether, Florian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b International Sciencepark Odense ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Ectotherm; Geographical range; Growth rate; High latitude

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO; BUFO CALAMITA;

EID: 84878458954     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568539X-OOO03002     Document Type: Article

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