Breeding phenology of an amphibian community in a Mediterranean area

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 549-559

  Richter Boix, Alex ^a   Llorente, Gustavo A ^a   Montori, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; COEXISTENCE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; TOAD;

ALYTES OBSTETRICANS; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; PELODYTES PUNCTATUS; RANA PEREZI;

EID: 33845274265     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853806778877149     Document Type: Article

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