Amphibian population declines: Evolutionary considerations

BioScience

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 437-444

  Blaustein, Andrew R ^a   Bancroft, Betsy A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian pathogens; Amphibians; Evolution; Population declines; UVB radiation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 34248228750     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/B570517     Document Type: Article

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