Maternal Body Size and Condition Predict Measures of Reproductive Success and Future Reproductive Allocation in Territorial Eastern Red-Backed Salamanders
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عنوان ژورنال: Ichthyology & Herpetology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2766-1512
DOI: 10.1643/h2019323