Interspecific competition between larvae is not an important structuring force in mixed communities of Rana and Bufo on an English sand-dune system

Ecography

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 449-456

  Bardsley, Louise ^a   Beebee, Trevor J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LARVA; PREDATION;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

BUFO BUFO; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 0031728630     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1998.tb00435.x     Document Type: Article

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