First Record of Carrion Feeding by Tadpoles of Duttaphrynus himalayanus and Nanorana vicina from Western Himalaya, India

Authors

  • Krishnendu Banerjee Endangered Species Management Department, Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248001, INDIA
  • Bitupan Boruah Endangered Species Management Department, Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248001, INDIA
  • Abhijit Das Endangered Species Management Department, Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248001, INDIA

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2020-11-26

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Banerjee, K., Bitupan Boruah and Abhijit Das 2020. First Record of Carrion Feeding by Tadpoles of Duttaphrynus himalayanus and Nanorana vicina from Western Himalaya, India. Tropical Natural History. 20, 3 (Nov. 2020), 268–271.

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Vol. 20 No. 3 (2020): December

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