Vocalization and diurnal retreat defense in the Puerto Rican Frog Eleutherodactylus cochranae

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 453-456

  Michael, Scott F ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS COCHRANAE;

EID: 0030886860     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565681     Document Type: Article

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