Reproductive timing, nest construction and tadpole guidance in the African pig-nosed frog, Hemisus marmoratus

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 119-123

  Kaminsky, Stefan K ^a   Linsenmair, K Eduard ^a   Grafe, T Ulmar ^a  

^a Biozentrum   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; HEMISUS MARMORATUS; SUS SCROFA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032727584     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565550     Document Type: Article

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