Nesting behavior of a gladiator frog Hyla boans in Peru

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 640-648

  Burger, Joanna ^a   Arizabal, Wilfredo ^b   Gochfeld, Michael ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN ANTONIO ABAD DEL CUSCO   (Peru)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; CHANNA MELASOMA; HYLA; HYLA BOANS;

EID: 0036954994     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2002)036[0640:NBOAGF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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