Comparative effects of ambient ultraviolet-B radiation on two sympatric species of Australian frogs

Conservation Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 420-427

  Broomhall, Sara D ^a   Osborne, William S ^b   Cunningham, Ross B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FROG; POPULATION DECLINE; SURVIVORSHIP; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

AUSTRALIA;

CRINIA SIGNIFERA; LITORIA VERREAUXII;

EID: 0034001972     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.98130.x     Document Type: Article

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