The effect of inundation on hibernating Bufo bufo and Bufo calamita

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 339-346

  Bosman, W ^a,b   Van Gelder, J J ^a   Strijbosch, H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Stichting ARK   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BUFO BUFO; BUFO CALAMITA;

FLOODING; HIBERNATION; MORTALITY; TOAD;

EID: 0031395599     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853897X00396     Document Type: Article

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