The distribution of anurans in two river systems of a Coastal Plain watershed

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 210-221

  Zampella, Robert A ^a   Bunnell, John F ^a  

^a New Jersey Pinelands Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRIS; ACRIS CREPITANS; ACRIS CREPITANS CREPITANS; ANURA; BUFO FOWLERI; BUFO WOODHOUSII; FELIDAE; HYLA; HYLA ANDERSONII; HYLA VERSICOLOR; PANTHERA PARDUS; PSEUDACRIS CRUCIFER; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA CLAMITANS; RANA CLAMITANS MELANOTA; RANA PALUSTRIS; RANA SPHENOCEPHALA; RANA UTRICULARIA; RANA VIRGATIPES; UTRICULARIA;

EID: 0034089941     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565417     Document Type: Article

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