Among family variation in tadpole (Rana catesbeiana) responses to density

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 167-169

  Smith, Geoffrey R ^a  

^a WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA CATESBEIANA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0032727948     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565563     Document Type: Article

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