Parental care behaviour in Leptodactylus podicipinus (Cope, 1862) (Anura, Leptodactylidae)

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-32

  Martins, Itamar A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAUBATÉ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anurans; Leptodactylus; Parental care

Indexed keywords

LEPTODACTYLUS PODICIPINUS;

EID: 0035026657     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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