Habitat of origin and changes in water chemistry influence development of western chorus frogs

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 254-265

  Gerlanc, Nicole M ^a,b   Kaufman, Glennis A ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BISON; PSEUDACRIS TRISERIATA;

EID: 21244498967     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/171-03A     Document Type: Article

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