Evolution and plasticity of anuran larval development in response to desiccation. A comparative analysis

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-25

  Richter Boix, Alex ^a   Tejedo, Miguel ^b   Rezende, Enrico L ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anuran tadpoles; Developmental plasticity; Evolutionary trade off; Life history theory; Phylogenetic analyses

Indexed keywords

ANURA;

EID: 84880805167     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2     Document Type: Article

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