Mosaicism in somatic triploid specimens of the Bufo viridis complex in the Karakoram with examination of calls, morphology and taxonomic conclusions

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 215-232

  Stöck, Matthias ^a   Schmid, Michael ^b   Steinlein, Claus ^b   Grosse, Wolf Rüdiger ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bufo pseudoraddei baturae n. ssp.; Bufo viridis complex; Karakoram; Mating calls; Morphometry; Mosaicism; Taxonomy; Triploidy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000179210     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009909356259     Document Type: Article

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