Diet of Xenopus fraseri (Anura, Pipidae)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 82-85

  De Bruyn, L ^a   Kazadi, M ^b   Hulselmans, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Faculté des Sciences UNIKIS

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; PIPIDAE; XENOPUS FRASERI;

EID: 0030433105     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1564714     Document Type: Article

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