Summer microhabitat use and diel activity cycles in a high altitude Pyrenean population of Rana temporaria

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 49-56

  Vences, Miguel ^a   Galán, Pedro ^b   Palanca, Antonio ^c   Vieites, David R ^c   Nieto, Sandra ^c   Jorge, Rey ^c  

^a ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activity; Alpine environments; Frog; Microhabitat; Pyrenees; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033923303     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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