Spatial movement patterns in frogs: differences between three Rana species

Ecoscience

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 148-155

  Sjögren Gulve, Per ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FROG; MIGRATION; MOVEMENT;

SWEDEN;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA ARVALIS; RANA LESSONAE; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 0032426945     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1998.11682452     Document Type: Article

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