Climate patterns as predictors of amphibian species richness and indicators of potential stress

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Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 146-167

  Battaglin, William ^a   Hay, Lauren ^a   McCabe, Greg ^a   Nanjappa, Priya ^b   Gallant, Alisa ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA;

EID: 20444394428     PISSN: 07534973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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