Environmental moisture availability and body fluid osmolality in introduced toads, Rhinella marina, in monsoonal Northern Australia

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 326-331

  Reynolds, Stephen J ^a   Christian, Keith A ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO MARINUS;

EID: 77549083882     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/08-062R2.1     Document Type: Article

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