Rana temporaria metamorph production and population dynamics in the field effects of tadpole density, predation and pond drying

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 95-107

  Loman, Jon ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Population regulation; Tadpole survival; Temporary ponds

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DESICCATION; EPHEMERAL POOL; FROG; LARVA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION;

SKANE; SWEDEN;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; INVERTEBRATA; RANA LESSONAE; RANA TEMPORARIA; REPTILIA; SALAMANDRIDAE;

EID: 0036337821     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1617-1381-00011     Document Type: Article

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