Evidence of retinal light damage in Rana cascadae: A declining amphibian species

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 1998, Pages 906-914

  Fite, Katherine V ^a   Biaustein, Andrew ^b   Bengston, Lynn ^a   Hewitt, Heather E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA CASCADAE; RANA PIPIENS;

EID: 0032583479     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447337     Document Type: Article

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