Possible cause for the sex-ratio disparity of the endangered Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis)

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 386-392

  Swannack, Todd M ^a   Forstner, Michael R J ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BUFO HOUSTONENSIS;

EID: 34648833967     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1894/0038-4909(2007)52[386:PCFTSD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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