A laboratory investigation into features of morphology and physiology for their potential to predict reproductive success in male frogs

Frances Orton; Sofie Svanholm; Erika Jansson; Ylva Carlsson; Andreas Eriksson; Tamsyn Uren Webster; Tamara McMillan; Martin Leishman; Bas Verbruggen; Theo Economou; Charles R. Tyler; Cecilia Berg

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0241625

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A laboratory investigation into features of morphology and physiology for their potential to predict reproductive success in male frogs

Frances Orton ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: frances.orton@uws.ac.uk

Affiliation School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4829-5074

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Sofie Svanholm,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Environmental Toxicology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Erika Jansson,

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation Department of Environmental Toxicology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Ylva Carlsson,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Environmental Toxicology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Andreas Eriksson,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Environmental Toxicology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Tamsyn Uren Webster,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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Tamara McMillan,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, United Kingdom
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Martin Leishman,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, United Kingdom
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Bas Verbruggen,

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Theo Economou,

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Charles R. Tyler ,

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Supervision

¶‡ Senior authors.

Affiliation College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Cecilia Berg

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Supervision

¶‡ Senior authors.

Affiliation Department of Environmental Toxicology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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A laboratory investigation into features of morphology and physiology for their potential to predict reproductive success in male frogs

Frances Orton,
Sofie Svanholm,
Erika Jansson,
Ylva Carlsson,
Andreas Eriksson,
Tamsyn Uren Webster,
Tamara McMillan,
Martin Leishman,
Bas Verbruggen,
Theo Economou

Published: November 11, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241625

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