Peatlands and green frogs: A relationship regulated by acidity?

Ecoscience

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 60-67

  Mazerolle, Marc J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Anurans; Movements; Peatlands; pH; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; PEATLAND;

RANA CLAMITANS MELANOTA;

EID: 16244411981     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/i1195-6860-12-1-60.1     Document Type: Article

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