Competitive ability and the coexistence of anuran larvae in freshwater rock-pools

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 161-174

  Laurila, Anssi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activity; Body size; Bufo bufo; Interspecific competition; Rana temporaria

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; GROWTH RATE; METAMORPHISM;

BUFO BUFO; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 0033973458     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2000.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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