Cannibalism enhances growth in Larval long-toed salamanders, (Ambystoma macrodactylum)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 286-289

  Wildy, Erica L ^a   Chivers, Douglas P ^b   Kiesecker, Joseph M ^c   Blaustein, Andrew R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MACRODACTYLUM; AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA;

EID: 0031864757     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565312     Document Type: Article

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