Habitat selection in the Pampa de Achala toad, Bufo achalensis

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 129-138

  Jofré, Gabriela ^a,b   Reading, Christopher ^b   Di Tada, Ismael ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANK EROSION; BREEDING SEASON; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT SELECTION; JUVENILE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; STREAM; SURVIVORSHIP; TOAD;

ARGENTINA; CORDOBA [ARGENTINA]; PAMPA DE ACHALA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANURA; BOS; BUFO;

EID: 34547946893     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853807779799126     Document Type: Article

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