Habitat selection and phenology of the Fiji Tree Frog, Platymantis vitiensis: Implications for conservation

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 699-707

  Osborne, Tamara ^a   Morrison, Clare ^a   Morley, Craig G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; DOLICHOLOBIUM; FILICOPHYTA; HYLIDAE; PANDANUS; PLATYMANTIS VITIENSIS; SWIETENIA;

EID: 58149090632     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/07-278R1.1     Document Type: Article

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