Reproductive ecology of Bombina variegata: Aspects of life history

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 347-355

  Barandun, Jonas ^a   Reyer, Heinz Ulrich ^a   Anholt, Bradley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOMBINA VARIEGATA;

LIFE HISTORY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR; SURVIVAL; TOAD;

EID: 0031395683     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853897X00404     Document Type: Article

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