Spatial scale and determination of species status of the green frog

Conservation Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 670-682

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; GREEN FROG; LOCAL EXTINCTION; SPATIAL SCALE;

CANADA, ONTARIO;

EID: 0031443032     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1997.96096.x     Document Type: Article

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