Terrestrial hibernation in the northern cricket frog, Acris crepitans

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1240-1246

  Irwin, Jason T ^a   Costanzo, Jon P ^a   Lee Jr , Richard E ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREEZING; FROG; HABITAT SELECTION; HIBERNATION;

ACRIS CREPITANS;

EID: 0033304874     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-087     Document Type: Article

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