Impacts of shading on larval traits of the frog Litoria ewingii in a commercial forest, Tasmania, Australia

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 478-486

  Lauck, Bonnie ^a   Swain, Roy ^a   Barmuta, Leon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; LITORIA EWINGII;

EID: 25844471015     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/52-04A.1     Document Type: Article

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