Habitat use and activity level of large American bullfrog tadpoles: Choices and repeatability

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 549-552

  Smith, Geoffrey R ^a   Doupnik, Brittany L ^a,b  

^a DENISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FROG; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE;

RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 33745946714     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853805774806197     Document Type: Article

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