The decline of the Green and Golden Bell Frog Litoria aurea viewed in the context of declines and disappearances of other Australian frogs

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 237-247

  Mahony, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 0000223323     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.1996.018     Document Type: Article

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