Effects of experimental clearcut logging on gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor) tadpole performance

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 689-698

  Hocking, D J ^a,b   Semlitsch, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; BOS; HYLA; HYLA VERSICOLOR; INVERTEBRATA; METAMORPHA;

EID: 58149089742     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/07-294R1.1     Document Type: Article

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