The rise and fall of a population of Hyla boans: Reproduction in a neotropical gladiator frog

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 647-656

  Magnusson, William E ^a   Lima, Albertina Pimental ^a   Hero, Jean Marc ^b   De Araújo, Maria Carmozina ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; HYLA; HYLA BOANS; HYLA ROSENBERGI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032762971     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565582     Document Type: Article

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