Seasonal activity, reproduction, and diet of a riparian frog (Rana swinhoana) from a subtropical forest in Taiwan

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 447-452

  Kam, Yeong Choy ^a   Chen, Te Chih ^a   Yang, Jeng Tze ^b   Yu, Fan Chieh ^b   Yu, Kuo Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RANA SWINHOANA;

EID: 0031704543     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565464     Document Type: Article

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