Breeding ecology and phenology of two stream breeding myobatrachid frogs (Mixophyes fleayi and M. fasciolatus) in south-east Queensland

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-197

  Stratford, Danial S ^a   Grigg, Gordon C ^b   McCallum, Hamish I ^a   Hines, Harry B ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Breeding ecology; Chorus behaviour; Endangered; Environmental response; Mixophyes; Oviposition

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BREEDING SEASON; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FROG; OVIPOSITION; PHENOLOGY; RAINFOREST; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SITE SELECTION; STREAM; SYMPATRY;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; MIXOPHYES; MIXOPHYES FASCIOLATUS; MIXOPHYES FLEAYI; MYOBATRACHIDAE;

EID: 78049309517     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.2010.007     Document Type: Article

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