Demography and reproductive ecology of the Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) across the Palouse

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 702-711

  Davis, Abbey B ^a   Verrell, Paul A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

BREEDING POPULATIONS; DEMOGRAPHY; POPULATION SIZES; REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY;

BIODIVERSITY;

DEMOGRAPHY; FROG; OVIPOSITION; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTION;

NORTH AMERICA; PALOUSE; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANURA; RANA LUTEIVENTRIS; RANA PRETIOSA; RANIDAE;

EID: 26844533710     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-061     Document Type: Article

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