Evaluation of a long-term amphibian monitoring protocol in Central America

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 104-110

  Kaiser, Kristine ^a,b  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 40549140390     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/06-269R1.1     Document Type: Article

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