Cryptic species of spotted frogs, Rana pretiosa complex, in western North America

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-8

  Green, David M ^a   Kaiser, Hinrich ^c,e   Sharbel, Timothy F ^a,f   Kearsley, Jennifer ^b,g   Mcallister, Kelly R ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^e LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Max Planck Inst F V   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; RANA LUTEIVENTRIS; RANA PRETIOSA;

EID: 0030939720     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447833     Document Type: Article

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