Terrestrial habitat use and winter densities of the Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 390-394

  Regosin, Jonathan V ^a   Windmiller, Bryan S ^b   Reed, J Michael ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hyla Ecological Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 0038575388     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2003)037[0390:THUAWD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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