Male reproductive cycle of the toad Bufo melanostictus in Taiwan

Zoological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 497-503

  Huang, Wen San ^a,c   Lin, Jun Yi ^a   Yu, John Yu Lin ^b  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BUFO MELANOSTICTUS;

EID: 0031507135     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.14.497     Document Type: Article

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