Crayfish predation on amphibian eggs and larvae

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 217-228

  Axelsson, Eva ^a   Nyström, Per ^a   Sidenmark, Johan ^a   Brönmark, Christer ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; ASTACOIDEA; ASTACUS ASTACUS; BUFO BUFO; HYLA; HYLA ARBOREA; PACIFASTACUS LENIUSCULUS; PONTASTACUS LEPTODACTYLUS;

EID: 0000600019     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853897X00107     Document Type: Article

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