Cutaneous properties of the Green and Golden Bell Frog Litoria aurea

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 134-138

  Buttemer, W A ^a   Van Der Wielen, M ^b   Dain, S ^c   Christy, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 0003279297     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.1996.003     Document Type: Article

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