Observations on the breeding and development of the Plains Spadefoot, Spea bombifrons, in southern Alberta

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 387-392

  Klassen, M A ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Breeding; Development; Plains Spadefoot; Spea bombifrons

Indexed keywords

LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE HISTORY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; TOAD;

CANADA;

SPEA BOMBIFRONS;

EID: 0032419926     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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