Changes in the composition of a ranid frog community following bullfrog extinction

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 145-150

  Hecnar, Stephen J ^a   M'Closkey, Robert T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA CLAMITANS; RANIDAE;

EID: 0031047875     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2426763     Document Type: Article

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