Secondary sexual traits and individual phenotype in male green frogs (Rana clamitans)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-95

  Schulte Hostedde, A I ^a   Schank, C M M ^a,b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; RANA CLAMITANS;

EID: 77649250701     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/07-199R2.1     Document Type: Article

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