Diversity and range of amphibians of the Yukon territory

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-92

  Slough, Brian G ^a   Mennell, R Lee ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Boreal Chorus Frog; Bufo boreas; Columbia Spotted Frog; Distribution; Pseudacris maculata; Rana luteiventris; Rana sylvatica; Western Toad; Wood Frog; Yukon

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; FROG; HOME RANGE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOAD;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; YUKON TERRITORY;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO BOREAS; PSEUDACRIS MACULATA; RANA LUTEIVENTRIS; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 34547763356     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v120i1.251     Document Type: Article

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