Using limb morphology to distinguish two-lined salamander larvae (Eurycea) from northern dusky salamander larvae (Desmognathus)

Herpetological Review

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-12

  Davic, Robert D ^a  

^a OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AMPHIUMA MEANS; DESMOGNATHUS; DESMOGNATHUS FUSCUS FUSCUS; EURYCEA; EURYCEA BISLINEATA;

EID: 15944406838     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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