Movement patterns of southern bell frogs (Litoria raniformis) in response to flooding

Wildlife Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-58

  Wassens, Skye ^a   Watts, Robyn J ^a   Jansen, Amy ^a   Roshier, David ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EPHEMERAL LAKE; FLOODING; FROG; LANDSCAPE; LOCOMOTION; RAINFALL; SEMIARID REGION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ANURA; LITORIA RANIFORMIS;

EID: 40849147109     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR07095     Document Type: Article

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