Notes on the reproductive biology and conservation of Pseudoepidalea brongersmai

Herpetology Notes

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 231-233

  García Muñoz, Enrique ^a   Ceacero, Francisco ^b   Pedrajas, Luis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c Centro de Rescate de Anfibios y Reptiles   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphibian conservation; Artificial traps; Reproductive phenology; Southern Morocco

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 76849100903     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20715773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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