Altitude underlies variation in the mating system, somatic condition, and investment in reproductive traits in male Asian grass frogs (Fejervarya limnocharis)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1197-1208

  Jin, Long ^a   Yang, Sheng Nan ^a   Liao, Wen Bo ^a   Lüpold, Stefan ^b  

^a CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anura; Geographic variation; Operational sex ratio; Relative testis mass; Sperm competition; Sperm length

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FROG; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPERM; SPERM COMPETITION;

CHINA;

ANURA; FEJERVARYA LIMNOCHARIS; RANA SP.;

EID: 84964589306     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-016-2128-9     Document Type: Article

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