Fine-scale genetic structure in the threatened Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog (Rana boylii)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 168-173

  Dever, Jennifer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; EQUUS ASINUS; RANA BOYLII;

EID: 34248594581     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2007)41[168:FGSITT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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