Influence of fish and habitat on amphibian communities in high elevation lakes in northeastern Oregon

Northwest Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 240-248

  Bull, Evelyn L ^a   Marx, David B ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIBIAN; BREEDING; ELEVATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036621977     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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