Edaphically-biased distributions of amphibians and reptiles in a lowland tropical rainforest

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-21

  Watling, James I ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Costa Rica; Reptiles; Soil types; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; COSTA (OSTRACODE); DENDROBATES PUMILIO; REPTILIA;

EID: 23944434010     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650520400007348     Document Type: Review

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