Comparative phenology and demography of Triturus boscai from Portugal

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 192-202

  Caetano, Maria Helena ^a   Leclair Jr , Raymond ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIUMA MEANS; NOTOPHTHALMUS VIRIDESCENS LOUISIANENSIS; SALAMANDRIDAE; TRITURUS; TRITURUS BOSCAI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032704420     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565714     Document Type: Article

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