Interobserver variation in frog call surveys

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 424-429

  Pierce, Benjamin A ^a   Gutzwiller, Kevin J ^b  

^a SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA;

EID: 35148880833     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2007)41[424:IVIFCS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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