Terrestrial burrowing ecology of newly metamorphosed frogs (Rana pipiens complex)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2124-2129

  Parris, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURROWING; FROG; WATER STRESS;

RANA PIPIENS;

EID: 0032459729     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-175     Document Type: Article

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