Intraspecific competition in tadpoles of Rana arvalis: Does it matter in nature? A field experiment

Population Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 253-263

  Loman, J ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complex life cycle; Density dependency; Frogs; Growth rate; Metamorphosis; Population regulation

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FROG; GROWTH; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LARVA; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA ARVALIS; REPTILIA;

EID: 0035714346     PISSN: 14383896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10144-001-8189-1     Document Type: Article

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