Australian microhylid frogs (Cophixalus and Austrochaperina): Phylogeny, taxonomy, calls, distributions and breeding biology

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 237-269

  Hoskin, Conrad J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BREEDING; CALLING BEHAVIOR; FROG; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

AENIGMA; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; COPHIXALUS; MICROHYLIDAE; MONTICOLA; REPTILIA;

EID: 3843065368     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO03056     Document Type: Article

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