Altitudinal distribution and abundance of microhylid frogs (Cophixalus and Austrochaperina) of north-eastern Australia: Baseline data for detecting biological responses to future climate change

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 667-676

  Shoo, L P ^a,c   Williams, Y ^b,c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Coop Res Ctr Trop Rainforest E ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; FROG; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANURA; AUSTROCHAPERINA; COPHIXALUS; MICROHYLIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 12544253366     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO04023     Document Type: Article

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