Plant selection and seasonal patterns of vocal activity in two populations of the bromeligen treefrog Scinax perpusillus (Anura, Hylidae)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 331-339

  De Oliveira, Felipe Bandoni ^a   Navas, Carlos Arturo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANURA; HYLIDAE; SCINAX; SCINAX PERPUSILLUS;

EID: 7044247975     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/205-03A     Document Type: Article

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