Seasonal variation in age structure and spatial distribution of a savanna larval anuran assemblage in central Brazil

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-92

  Barreto, Larissa ^a,b   Moreira, Glória ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MARANHÃO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

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EID: 0030424889     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1564716     Document Type: Article

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