Non-breeding habitat requirements of the giant burrowing frog, Heleioporus australiacus (Anura: Myobatrachidae) in south-eastern Australia

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 251-257

  Penman, Trent ^a,b   Lemckert, Francis ^a,b   Slade, Chris ^b   Mahony, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Conservation management; Heleioporus australiacus; Non breeding habitat

Indexed keywords

BURROWING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FROG; HABITAT SELECTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HELEIOPORUS AUSTRALIACUS; MYOBATRACHIDAE; PHILORIA KUNDAGUNGAN;

EID: 33645138326     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.2005.022     Document Type: Article

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