Effects of introduced mosquitofish and bullfrogs on the threatened California red-legged frog

Conservation Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 613-622

  Lawler, Sharon P ^a   Dritz, Deborah ^a   Strange, Terry ^b   Holyoak, Marcel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b S Joaquin Co Mosquito Vec C   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FROG; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0033041554     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1999.98075.x     Document Type: Article

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