Intraspecific interactions among oophagous tadpoles (Chirixalus eiffingeri: Rhacophoridae) living in bamboo stumps in Taiwan

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 255, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 519-524

  Kam, Yeong Choy ^a   Su, Yahn Jauh ^b   Liu, Jin Liang ^a   Lin, Yao Sung ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chirixalus eiffingeri; Intraspecific interactions; Oophagy; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EGG PREDATION; FROG; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; LARVA; PHYTOTELMIC ECOSYSTEM;

CHITOU; TAIWAN;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; CHIRIXALUS; CHIRIXALUS EIFFINGERI; REPTILIA; RHACOPHORIDAE;

EID: 0035540883     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0952836901001601     Document Type: Article

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