Reproductive ecology of the green treefrog (Hyla cinerea) in Northwestern Florida

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 321-328

  Gunzburger, Margaret S ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; LEON COUNTY [FLORIDA]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANURA; HYLA CINEREA;

EID: 33646238233     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2006)155[321:REOTGT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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