The island rule in the Brazilian frog Phyllodytes luteolus (Anura: Hylidae): incipient gigantism?
ABSTRACT The island rule suggests that, when mainland animals are isolated on islands, large animals tend to become smaller, while small animals tend to become larger. A small frog in eastern Brazil, Phyllodytes luteolus (Wied-Neuwied, 1824), is widely distributed in association with bromeliads. At...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2015-10-01
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| Series: | Zoologia (Curitiba) |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702015000500329&lng=en&tlng=en |