Calling activity of Crossodactylus gaudichaudii (Anura: Hylodidae) in an Atlantic Rainforest area at Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 203-207

  Almeida Gomes, Mauricio ^a   Van Sluys, Monique ^a   Rocha, Carlos Frederico Duarte ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic Rainforest; Calling activity; Crossodactylus gaudichaudii; Streams

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AMPHIBIAN; CALLING BEHAVIOR; LIGHT INTENSITY; PHOTOPERIOD; RAINFOREST; RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

BRAZIL; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; CROSSODACTYLUS; CROSSODACTYLUS GAUDICHAUDII;

EID: 47549111980     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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