Spatial distribution and competition in two parapatric sibling species of european plethodontid salamanders

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 383-398

  Cimmaruta, R ^b   Forti, G ^b,c   Nascetti, G ^a   Bullini, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Museo del Fiore   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial syntopy; Competition; Habitat subdivision; Spatial distribution; Speleomantes formerly Hydromantes

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NICHE; PARAPATRY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SYNTOPY;

ITALY; LIGURIA;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; HYDROMANTES; PLETHODONTIDAE; SPELEOMANTES AMBROSII; SPELEOMANTES STRINATII;

EID: 0033390991     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1999.9522821     Document Type: Article

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