Reproductive ecology of the stream-dwelling frog Feirana taihangnicus in central China

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 135-140

  Chen, Xiao Hong ^a   Yang, Jie ^a,b   Qiao, Liang ^a   Zhang, Li Xia ^c   Lu, Xin ^c  

^a HENAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XINXIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Breeding; Life history; Oviposition habitat

Indexed keywords

ANURA;

EID: 79958118245     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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