A skeletochronological study of growth, longevity, and age at sexual maturity in a population of Rana latastei (Amphibia, Anura).

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dc.contributor.authorGuarino, Fabio Men_US
dc.contributor.authorLunardi, Silviaen_US
dc.contributor.authorCarlomagno, Michelaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMazzotti, Stefanoen_US
dc.date.accessioned2003-12-09en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-01T14:12:08Z
dc.date.available2003-12-09en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-01T14:12:08Z
dc.date.issued2003-12-09en_US
dc.description.abstractLongevity and age at sexual maturity in an Italian population of Rana latastei were studied by skeletochronology performed on the phalanges. Frogs collected in 1998 and 1999 by drift fences and pitfall traps were marked by toe-clipping. After marking, individuals were released and the cut phalanges were processed for skeletochronological analysis. The maximum age so far recorded was 3 years in males and 4 years in females. The smallest male and female that were sexually mature on the basis of histological analysis of the gonads were 36 and 35 mm snout vent length (SVL), respectively. In both sexes, most individuals were estimated to breed shortly after emergence from their first overwintering. Among the European Brown Frogs, Rana latastei appears to be one of the shortest-lived and one of the first to reach sexual maturity.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDipartimento di Biologia Evolutiva e Comparata, Università degli Studi Federico II,Via Mezzocannone, 8, I-80134 Napoli, Italy. fabio.guarino@unina.iten_US
dc.identifier.citationGuarino FM, Lunardi S, Carlomagno M, Mazzotti S. A skeletochronological study of growth, longevity, and age at sexual maturity in a population of Rana latastei (Amphibia, Anura). Journal of Biosciences. 2003 Dec; 28(6): 775-82en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/110660
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ias.ac.in/jbiosci/index.htmlen_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshBody Constitutionen_US
dc.subject.meshBone Developmenten_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshFluorescent Dyesen_US
dc.subject.meshGrowthen_US
dc.subject.meshLongevityen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshRanidae --growth & developmenten_US
dc.subject.meshSex Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshSexual Maturationen_US
dc.titleA skeletochronological study of growth, longevity, and age at sexual maturity in a population of Rana latastei (Amphibia, Anura).en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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