Population decline of the Jambato Toad Atelopus ignescens (Anura: Bufonidae) in the Andes of Ecuador

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 116-126

  Ron, Santiago R ^a,c   Duellman, William E ^b   Coloma, Luis A ^a   Bustamante, Martín R ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; ATELOPUS IGNESCENS; BUFONIDAE;

EID: 0037357692     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2003)037[0116:PDOTJT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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