Breeding habitat selection and larval performance of two anurans in freshwater rock-pools

Ecography

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 484-494

  Laurila, Anssi ^a  

^a Div of Population Biology ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BREEDING SITE; HABITAT SELECTION; LARVA; ROCK POOL; SURVIVAL;

FINLAND;

BUFO BUFO; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 0031759495     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1998.tb00440.x     Document Type: Article

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