Breeding activity of the neotropical treefrog Hyla elegans (Anura, Hylidae)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 355-360

  Bastos, Rogério P ^a   Haddad, Célio F B ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; HYLA ELEGANS; HYLIDAE;

EID: 0030425195     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565172     Document Type: Article

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