Dynamics of co-occurring frog species in three ponds utilized by the endangered Green and Golden Bell Frog Litoria aurea

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 230-239

  Pyke, Graham H ^a   White, Arthur W ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b Biosphere Environmental Consultants   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abundance; Community; Endangered; Frog

Indexed keywords

ANURA; CRINIA; CRINIA SIGNIFERA; LIMNODYNASTES PERONII; LITORIA AUREA;

EID: 0013539487     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.1999.023     Document Type: Article

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