Spatial and temporal distribution of amphibian road mortality with a Rana dalmatina and Bufo bufo predominance along the middle section of the târnava mare basin, Romania

North-Western Journal of Zoology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 130-141

  Hartel, Tibor ^a   Moga, Cosmin Ioan ^a   Öllerer, Kinga ^b   Puky, Miklós ^c  

^a Mihai Eminescu Trust   (Romania)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Romania)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Bufo bufo; Rana dalmatina; Road mortality; Romania

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO BUFO; RANA DALMATINA;

EID: 69549152165     PISSN: 15849074     EISSN: 18435629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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