A note on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe traps for sampling vegetation-dwelling frogs in South Africa

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 381-383

  Trimble, Morgan J ^a   van Aarde, Rudi J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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EID: 84904754427     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aje.12120     Document Type: Article

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