Actual and osteochronological estimated age of natterjack toads (Bufo calamita)

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 81-82

  Tejedo, Miguel ^a,c   Reques, Ricardo ^b   Esteban, Marisa ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFO CALAMITA;

EID: 0030904146     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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