Reproductive phenology of Eleutherodactylus bransfordii in northeastern Costa Rica

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 624-631

  Donnelly, Maureen A ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS BRANSFORDII; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032763443     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565579     Document Type: Article

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