Resource partitioning in two heterochronic populations of Greek Alpine newts, Triturus alpestris veluchiensis

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-64

  Denoël, Mathieu ^a   Schabetsberger, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Diet; Habitat; Heterochrony; Paedomorphosis; Polymorphism; Predator prey relationships; Resource partitioning

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; DIET; HABITAT; HETEROCHRONY (ONTOGENY); NICHE PARTITIONING; POLYMORPHISM; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

INVERTEBRATA; SALAMANDRIDAE; TRITURUS ALPESTRIS;

EID: 0037364997     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(03)00043-2     Document Type: Article

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