Nest-site selection in a terrestrially breeding frog with protracted development

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 225-235

  Mitchell, Nicola J ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FROG; METAMORPHOSIS; NEST SITE; SITE SELECTION;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; ARTHROLEPTELLA; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; LYCOPODIUM; NIMBUS; REPTILIA;

EID: 0036407714     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO01086     Document Type: Article

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