Altitude decreases testis weight of a frog (Rana kukunoris) on the Tibetan plateau

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 183-188

  Chen, Wei ^a   Pike, David A ^b   He, Dujuan ^a   Wang, Ying ^a   Ren, Lina ^a   Wang, Xinyi ^a   Fan, Xiaogang ^a   Lu, Xin ^c  

^a MIANYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Altitude; Anura; Directional asymmetry; Energy allocation; Rana kukunoris; Reproduction; Testes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904683192     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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