Population ecology of the Australian frog Crinia signifera: Adults and juveniles

Wildlife Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 249-266

  Williamson, I ^a,b   Bull, C M ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITEROPARITY; METAMORPHOSIS; POPULATION ECOLOGY; SURVIVORSHIP;

AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, BRIDGEWATER;

CRINIA SIGNIFERA;

EID: 0029730944     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/wr9960249     Document Type: Article

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