Interactions between branchiate mole salamanders (Ambystoma talpoideum) and lesser sirens (Siren intermedia): Asymmetrical competition and intraguild predation

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-132

  Fauth, John E ^a  

^a School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ASYMMETRIC COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTRAGUILD INTERACTION; PREDATION;

UNITED STATES;

AMBYSTOMA TALPOIDEUM; AMBYSTOMATIDAE; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; SIREN INTERMEDIA; SIRENIDAE;

EID: 0032729751     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853899506942     Document Type: Article

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