Bioacoustic assessment of the taxonomic status of pool frog populations (Rana lessonae) with reference to a topotypical population

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 63-73

  Sinsch, Ulrich ^a,c   Schneider, Hans ^b,d  

^a Institut für Integrierte Naturwissenschaften

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KOBLENZ LANDAU   (Germany)

^d Univ Poppelsdorfer Schlo   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioacoustic method; Mating call; Rana bergeri; Rana lessonae; Water frog

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002831174     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.1996.tb00811.x     Document Type: Article

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