Parental Care and Reproduction in Two Species of Mantidactylus (Anura: Mantellidae)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 766-768

  Lehtinen, Richard M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b 931 College Mall   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; MANTELLINAE; MANTIDACTYLUS; MANTIDACTYLUS BICALCARATUS; MANTIDACTYLUS PUNCTATUS; PANDANUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0347063664     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/87-03N     Document Type: Article

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