Population estimation of the Green and golden bell frog Litoria aurea at Port Kembla

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 210-216

  Goldingay, Ross L ^a   Newell, David A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bell frog; Endangered frog; Litoria aurea; Population estimation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE; FROG; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; PORT KEMBLA;

ANURA; LITORIA AUREA;

EID: 33645161435     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.2005.017     Document Type: Article

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