Effects of food type on developmental characteristics of an ephemeral pond-breeding anuran, Pseudacris triseriata feriarum

Herpetologica

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 374-382

  Britson, Carol A ^a   Kissell Jr , Robert E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anura; Development; Feeding; Growth; Metamorphosis; Pinus; Pollen; Pseudacris; Quercus

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT; FOOD TYPE; GROWTH; METAMORPHOSIS; POLLEN; UPLAND CHORUS FROG;

USA, TENNESSEE;

FAGACEAE; PINACEAE; PINUS ECHINATA; PSEUDACRIS TRISERIATA FERIARUM; QUERCUS FALCATA;

EID: 0030428428     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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