Experimental venue and estimation of interaction strength

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 2097-2101

  Skelly, David K ^a  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Anura; Competition; Effects on growth and development; Experimental design trade off; Field experiments vs. mesocosm experiments; Mesocosms; Pseudacris crucifer; Rana sylvatica; Realism in experiments; Trade off

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FIELD METHOD; GROWTH; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MESOCOSM;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; PSEUDACRIS CRUCIFER; RANA SYLVATICA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0038477006     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[2097:EVAEOI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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