Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) invasion of a California river: The role of larval competition

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1736-1751

  Kupferhiirci, Sarah J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Algae; Biological invasions; California; Grazing; Hyla regilla; Rana boylii; Rana catesbeiana; Rivers; Size structured competition

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANURA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; HYLA; PSEUDACRIS REGILLA; RANA BOYLII; RANA CATESBEIANA; HYLA REGILLA;

BULLFROG; INTRODUCED FROG; LARVAL COMPETITION;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030613581     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[1736:brcioa]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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