Microenvironmental effects on competition between Rana and Bufo larvae, and on the abundance of Prototheca richardsi, in small fish-ponds

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 149-154

  Baker, Gillian C ^a   Beebee, Trevor J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFO; PROTOTHECA RICHARDSI; RANA;

EID: 0031426156     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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