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Green-eyed tree frog

Green-eyed tree frog (Litoria serrata) with a radio transmitter

A green-eyed tree frog (Litoria serrata) fitted with a temperature-recording radio transmitter. This species disappeared from many sites during epidemics of the disease chytridiomycosis in the late 1980s and early 1990s but has subsequently recovered.

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Rights: Jodi J L Rowley, James Cook University.
Published: 27 May 2013Size: 1.62 MB
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