Retreat site selection during winter in the green and golden bell frog, Litoria aurea lesson

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 541-545

  Hamer, Andrew J ^a   Lane, Simon J ^a   Mahony, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; LITORIA; LITORIA AUREA;

EID: 0141461562     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/85-02AN     Document Type: Article

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