Tracing aliens: Identification of introduced water frogs in Britain by male advertisement call characteristics

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-50

  Wycherley, Julia ^a   Doran, Simon ^b   Beebee, Trevor J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alien species; Call frequency; Green frogs; Oscillograms; Rana

Indexed keywords

ANURA; RANA BERGERI; RANA CLAMITANS; RANA EPEIROTICA; RANA ESCULENTA; RANA LESSONAE; RANA PEREZI; RANA RIDIBUNDA; RANA SHQIPERICA;

EID: 0037968727     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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