A comparison of age structures in two populations of a pond frog Rana nigromaculata (Amphibia: Anura)

Zoological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 597-603

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

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA NIGROMACULATA;

EID: 0035533441     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.18.597     Document Type: Article

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