Altitudinal species turnover in southern tanzania shown by anurans: Some zoogeographical considerations

Systematics and Biodiversity

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 117-126

  Poynton, J C ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afromontane; Afrotropical; Altitudinal turnover; Amphibia; Anura; Eastern Arc Mountains; Tanzania; Zoogeography

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011173036     PISSN: 14772000     EISSN: 14780933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477200002001019     Document Type: Article

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