Giant tadpole and delayed metamorphosis of Pseudis platensis gallardo, 1961 (Anura, Hylidae)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 228-243

  Fabrezi, M ^a   Quinzio, S I ^a   Goldberg, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; HYLIDAE; PSEUDIS; PSEUDIS PARADOXA;

EID: 77649241811     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/08-028R3.1     Document Type: Article

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