Effects of intraguild interactions on fitness and microhabitat use of larval Ambystoma salamanders

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 1996, Pages 372-378

  Brodman, Robert ^a,b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Saint Josephs College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA JEFFERSONIANUM; AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA;

EID: 0030436461     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1446853     Document Type: Article

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