Evaluation of the photographic identification method (pim) as a tool to identify adult litoria genimaculata (Anura: Hylidae)

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 403-410

  Kenyon, Nicole ^a   Phillott, Andrea D ^a   Alford, Ross A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anuran; Field method; Green eyed Tree Frog; Litoria genimaculata; Photographic identification method; Recapture

Indexed keywords

ANURA; HYLIDAE; LITORIA GENIMACULATA;

EID: 77952562429     PISSN: 21510733     EISSN: 19317603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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