The role of larval diet in anuran metamorphosis

American Zoologist

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 146-159

  Kupferberg, Sarah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33745982328     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/37.2.146     Document Type: Article

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