Anurans in the kilombero valley, tanzania: Comparison between miombo woodland, evergreen forest and teak plantations

Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-39

  Hinde, Roy ^a   Corti, Graham ^a   Fanning, Eibleis ^a   Jenkins, Richard K B ^a,b  

^a Soc for Environmental Exploration   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Anuran; Forest; Miombo; Teak

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242512613     PISSN: 04416651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2001.9635449     Document Type: Article

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