Abundance and movement of a riparian frog (Rana swinhoana) in a subtropical forest of Guandau Stream, Taiwan

Zoological Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-76

  Kam, Yeong Choy ^a   Chen, Te Chih ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anuran; Ecology; Phenology; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA SWINHOANA; RANIDAE; RIPARIA;

EID: 0033636375     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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