An historical interpretation of habitat use by frogs in a Central Amazonian Forest

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-46

  Zimmerman, Barbara L ^a   Simberloff, Daniel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Amazon; Anuran; Habitat use; Phylogeny; Reproductive mode

Indexed keywords

FROG; HABITAT USE; RAINFOREST;

BRAZIL, AMAZONIA; BRAZIL, MANAUS;

EID: 0030471694     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1996.d01-218.x     Document Type: Article

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