Developmental pathway, speciation and supraspecific taxonomy in amphibians 1. Why are there so many frog species in Sri Lanka?

Alytes

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 19-37

  Dubois, Alain ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; AVES; CICHLIDAE; MAMMALIA; PHILAUTUS; PISCES; RHACOPHORIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 11244304959     PISSN: 07534973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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