Effects of density on metamorphosis of bullfrogs in a single season

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-54

  Provenzano, Stacy E ^a   Boone, Michelle D ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 77649258995     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/08-052R1.1     Document Type: Article

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