Short-term movement and retreat sites of Leptodactylus labyrinthicus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) during the breeding season: A spool-and-line tracking study

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 640-644

  Tozetti, A M ^a   Toledo, L F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; LEPTODACTYLUS LABYRINTHICUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 30344463777     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/155-04N.1     Document Type: Article

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