Habitat-specific life-histories and foraging by stream-dwelling American toads

Herpetologica

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 445-453

  Holomuzki, Joseph R ^a  

^a TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal abundance; Density effects; Diet; Habitat drying; Habitat specific life histories; Stream dwelling Bufo americanus larvae

Indexed keywords

FORAGING; HABITAT VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE HISTORY; TOAD;

USA, KENTUCKY;

BUFO AMERICANUS;

EID: 0031416801     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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