The effects of fish on assemblages of amphibians in ponds: A field experiment

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 829-837

  Smith, G R ^a,b,c   Rettig, J E ^b   Mittelbach, G G ^b   Valiulis, J L ^a   Schaack, S R ^a,d  

^a EARLHAM COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; Bluegill; Direct effects; Predation; Tadpoles

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PERCID; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032807644     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1999.00445.x     Document Type: Article

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