Folivory and seasonal changes in diet in Rana hexadactyla (Anura: Ranidae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 238, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 785-794

  Das, I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETARY SWITCH; FOLIVORY; INDIAN GREEN FROG;

INDIA;

RANA HEXADACTYLA; RANIDAE;

EID: 0029668133     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05430.x     Document Type: Article

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