Factors influencing survival and mark retention in postmetamorphic boreal chorus frogs

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2013, Pages 670-675

  Swanson, Jennifer E ^a   Bailey, Larissa L ^a   Muths, Erin ^b   Chris Funk, W ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIPPING; FROG; LIFE HISTORY; LIMB; METAMORPHOSIS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 84891757691     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CH-12-129     Document Type: Article

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