Body temperatures of the Common toad, Bufo bufo, in the Vendee, France

Herpetological Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 95, 2006, Pages 21-24

  Meek, Roger ^a   Jolley, Edie ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BUFO BUFO;

EID: 33745834691     PISSN: 14730928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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