A comparison of internal and external radio transmitters with Northern Leopard Frogs (Rana pipiens)

Herpetological Review

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 415-421

  Weick, Shawn E ^a,c   Knutson, Melinda G ^a   Knights, Brent C ^a   Pember, Brian C ^b  

^a UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^c USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; FELIDAE; RANA PIPIENS;

EID: 30944463398     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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