Population ecology of the Australian frog Crinia signifera: Larvae

Wildlife Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-99

  Williamson, I ^b   Bull, C M ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FROG; LARVA; POPULATION ECOLOGY;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; CRINIA; CRINIA SIGNIFERA; MYOBATRACHIDAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 0033027647     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR97094     Document Type: Article

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