Parental care in Frog, Philautus variabilis (gunther)

Journal of Advanced Zoology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 68-70

  Kanamadi, R D ^a   Nandihal, H N ^a   Saidapur, S K ^a   Patil, N S ^a  

^a KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

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