Reproductive output of the brown frog Rana kukunoris at high altitude of the Tibetan plateau

Acta Herpetologica

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 153-157

  Chen, Wei ^a   Zhao, Li ^a   Wang, Ying ^a   Li, Hua ^b   He, Dujun ^a   Ren, Lina ^a   Tang, Zhonghai ^a   Lu, Xin ^c  

^a MIANYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Management Bureau of Zoige Wetland Nature Reserve   (China)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Clutch volume; Egg size; High altitude; Rana kukunoris; Trade off

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901324183     PISSN: 18279635     EISSN: 18279643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-12700     Document Type: Article

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