Colour change in darwin’s frogs (Rhinoderma darwinii, duméril and bibron, 1841) (Anura: Rhinodermatidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 45, Issue 43-44, 2011, Pages 2661-2668

  Bourke, Johara ^a   Barrientos, Carlos ^b   Ortiz, Juan C ^b   Busse, Klaus ^a   Böhme, Wolfgang ^a   Bakker, Theo C M ^c  

^a ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anuran; Chile; Colour change; Darwin s frogs; Rhinoderma

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVITY; COLOR MORPH; FROG; MALE BEHAVIOR; SEASONALITY; SWAMP; WILD POPULATION;

ANURA; RHINODERMA; RHINODERMA DARWINII; RHINODERMATIDAE;

EID: 84855195145     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2011.597885     Document Type: Article

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