Feeding habits of sympatric Discoglossus montalentii, Discoglossus sardus and Euproctus montanus during the breeding season

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 163-167

  Salvidio, Sebastiano ^a   Sindaco, Roberto ^b   Emanueli, Livio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Istituto per le Piante da Legno e l'Ambiente   (Italy)

^c Acquario di Genova   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corsica; Discoglossus; Euproctus; Foraging strategy; Sympatry

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; DISCOGLOSSUS; DISCOGLOSSUS MONTALENTII; DISCOGLOSSUS SARDUS; EUPROCTUS; EUPROCTUS MONTANUS;

EID: 0033393990     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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