Spring peepers and pitcher plants: A case of commensalism?

Herpetological Review

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 154-155

  Russell, Ronald W ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

PSEUDACRIS CRUCIFER; SARRACENIACEAE;

EID: 47949090948     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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