Are Litoria aurea eggs more sensitive to ultraviolet-B radiation than eggs of sympatric L. peronii or L. dentata?

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 150-157

  Van De Mortel, T F ^a   Buttemer, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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EID: 0000836661     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.1996.007     Document Type: Article

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