The effect of toe-clipping on survival in metamorphs of western palearctic water frogs (Anura, Ranidae)

Zoosystematics and Evolution

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 87-90

  Berger, Leszek ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Infection; Inflammation; Metamorphs; Ploidy; Survival; Toe clipping; Water frogs

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054113796     PISSN: 14351935     EISSN: 18600743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mmnz.20010770114     Document Type: Article

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