Water, nitrogen and ion balance in the African treefrog Chiromantis petersi boulenger (Anura: Rhacophoridae), with comments on the structure of the integument

Journal of Comparative Physiology ■ B

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1977, Pages 257-267

  Drewes, Robert C ^a   Hillman, Stanley S ^b   Putnam, Robert W ^b   Sokol, Otto M ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040182202     PISSN: 03407616     EISSN: 1432136X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00689035     Document Type: Article

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