Long-term United Kingdom trends in the breeding phenology of the common frog, Rana temporaria

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-96

  Scott, W Andrew ^a   Pithart, David ^b   Adamson, John K ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 40549089501     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/07-022.1     Document Type: Article

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