First observation of facultative paedomorphosis in the Danube crested newt (Triturus dobrogicus Kiritzescu, 1903) and the occurrence of facultative paedomorphosis in two newt species from soda pans of the Danube-Tisza Interfluve (Kiskunság National Park, Hungary)

North-Western Journal of Zoology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 443-445

  Mester, Béla ^a   Cozma, Nastasia Julianna ^a   Puky, Miklós ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b MTA CENTRE FOR ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Hungary; Lissotriton vulgaris; Paedomorphosis; Soda pans; Triturus dobrogicus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890042220     PISSN: 15849074     EISSN: 18435629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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