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Original Articles

Spatial and temporal organization in three syntopic species of the Scinax ruber group (Anura: Hylidae) in the Atlantic rainforest, southeastern Brazil

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Pages 2449-2471 | Received 14 Dec 2012, Accepted 31 Oct 2013, Published online: 28 Feb 2014

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