Thermal and moisture habitat preferences do not maximize jumping performance in frogs

Functional Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 733-742

  Mitchell, Allegra ^a   Bergmann, Philip J ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Hydration; Locomotion; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FROG; HABITAT SELECTION; HYDRATION; LOCOMOTION; MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; LITHOBATES; RANA CLAMITANS;

EID: 84940494534     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12535     Document Type: Article

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