Population biology of a neotropical frog (Rana vaillanti)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 338-344

  Ramirez, Jesus ^a   Vogt, Richard C ^a   Villarreal Benitez, Jose Luis ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ZOOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RANA VAILLANTI;

EID: 0031664355     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565447     Document Type: Article

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