Impacts of sediment loads, tadpole density, and food type on the growth and development of tadpoles of the spotted tree frog Litoria spenceri: An in-stream experiment

Biological Conservation

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 141-150

  Gillespie, Graeme R ^a,b  

^a ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Forest management; Litoria spenceri; Sediment; Tadpoles

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; FOOD SELECTION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FROG; GROWTH; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSPENDED LOAD;

AUSTRALIA;

ANURA; HYLIDAE; LITORIA; LITORIA SPENCERI;

EID: 0036316962     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(01)00127-6     Document Type: Article

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