Age determination by skeletochronology of Rana nigrovittata, a frog from tropical forest of Thailand

Zoological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 253-257

  Khonsue, Wichase ^a   Matsui, Masafumi ^a   Misawa, Yasuchika ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; RANA NIGROVITTATA;

EID: 0034147309     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.17.253     Document Type: Article

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