Activity of leaf-litter frogs: When should frogs be sampled?

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 285-287

  Rocha, Carlos Frederico D ^a   Van Sluys, Monique ^a   Alves, Maria Alice S ^a   Bergallo, Helena G ^a   Vrcibradic, Davor ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

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ANURA;

EID: 0034078030     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565426     Document Type: Article

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