Breeding activity patterns, reproductive modes, and habitat use by anurans (Amphibia) in a seasonal environment in the Pantanal, Brazil

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 211-221

  Prado, Cynthia P deA ^a,b   Uetanabaro, Masao ^a   Haddad, Célio F B ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FROG; HABITAT USE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

BRAZIL; MATO GROSSO; PANTANAL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANURA; BUFONIDAE; HYLIDAE; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; MICROHYLIDAE;

EID: 23444462264     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568538054253375     Document Type: Article

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