Spatial patterns of a Southern Bell Frog Litoria raniformis population in an agricultural landscape

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 104-110

  Wassens, Skye ^a   Roshier, David A ^a   Watts, Robyn J ^a   Robertson, Alistar I ^a,b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BREEDING SEASON; ENDANGERED SPECIES; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANURA; LITORIA RANIFORMIS;

EID: 34249879879     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PC070104     Document Type: Conference Paper

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