Oviposition site selection by the tungara frog (Physalaemus pustulosus)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 2000, Pages 883-885

  Dillon, Michael E ^a   Fiaño, Javier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b FUNDACIÓN MIGUEL LILLO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; FROG; OVIPOSITION; SITE SELECTION;

PHYSALAEMUS PUSTULOSUS;

EID: 0034604484     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2000)000[0883:OSSBTT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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