Bell frog populations in New Zealand - Good news or bad news?

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 408-413

  Bishop, Phillip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bellfrog; Distribution; Litoria aurea; Litoria raniformis; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FROG; HABITAT SELECTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POPULATION SIZE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ANURA; LEIOPELMA; LITORIA AUREA; LITORIA RANIFORMIS;

EID: 58149328953     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.2008.018     Document Type: Article

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