Tadpole distribution within montane meadow streams at the Serra do Cipó, southeastern Brazil: Ecological or phylogenetic constraints?

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 683-693

  Eterovick, Paula Cabral ^a   Wilson Fernandes, G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amphibian larvae; Microhabitat use; Montane meadow streams; Phylogeny; Spatial distribution; Tadpole ecology; Temporal distribution

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; MICROHABITAT; PHYLOGENY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STREAM; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

BRAZIL;

AMPHIBIA; HYLIDAE; LEPTODACTYLIDAE;

EID: 0035200770     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646740100150X     Document Type: Article

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