How to recover from a bad start: size at metamorphosis affects growth and survival in a tropical amphibian

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Diana Székely · Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

Dan Cogălniceanu · Ovidius University

Paul Székely · Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

Diego Armijos-Ojeda · Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

Valentina Espinosa-Mogrovejo · Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

Mathieu Denoël · University of Liège

Abstract

Overall, size at metamorphosis affected profoundly the chances of survival in the short term, but smaller surviving individuals partly compensated their initial disadvantages by increasing growth rates.

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Amphibian and Reptile Biology Fish Ecology and Management Studies Animal Behavior and Reproduction

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Published in: BMC Ecology

Volume 20, Issue 1, pp. 24-24

DOI: 10.1186/s12898-020-00291-w

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How to recover from a bad start: size at metamorphosis affects growth and survival in a tropical amphibian

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