Rana dalmatina and R. Latastei: Habitat selection, fluctuation in egg clutch deposition and response to exceptional floods in northern Italy

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 71, Issue , 2004, Pages 147-149

  Bernini, Franco ^a   Gentilli, Augusto ^a   Merli, Enrico ^a   Razzetti, Edoardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breeding fluctuations; Egg clutch deposition; Flood influence; Habitat selection; Rana dalmatina; Rana latastei

Indexed keywords

ANURA; RANA DALMATINA; RANA LATASTEI;

EID: 34247393934     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000409356624     Document Type: Article

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