Larval period comparison for the spadefoot toads Scaphiopus couchii and Spea multiplicata (Pelobatidae: Anura)

Herpetologica

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 455-468

  Buciiiiolz, D R ^a   Hayes, T B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Growth; Larval period; Metamorphosis; Spadefoot toad

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; LARVA; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; TOAD;

SCAPHIOPUS COUCHII; SPEA MULTIPLICATA;

EID: 0034494691     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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