Reproductive biology of Scinax fuscomarginatus (Anura, Hylidae) in south-eastern Brazil

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 39, Issue 32, 2005, Pages 3029-3037

  Toledo, L F ^a   Haddad, C F B ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aggressive behaviour; Anura; Cerrado; Chorus organization; Hylid treefrog; Reproduction; Temporary pond

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CERRADO; EPHEMERAL POOL; FROG; MALE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

BRAZIL; ITIRAPINA ECOLOGICAL STATION; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANURA; HYLIDAE; SCINAX;

EID: 26444571694     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930500221403     Document Type: Article

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