Effects of Bufo (Anura: Bufonidae) toxins on tadpoles from native and exotic Bufo habitats

Herpetologica

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 192-199

  Crossland, Michael R ^a   Azevedo Ramos, Claudia ^b,c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anuran larvae; Bufo marinus; Evolution; Palatability; Predator prey interactions; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; TOAD; TOXIN;

BUFO MARINUS;

EID: 0032874729     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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