Ecological interactions between Rana sylvatica and Ambystoma maculatum: Evidence of interspecific competition and facultative intraguild predation

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2004, Pages 932-939

  Holbrook, Carter Tate ^a   Petranka, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; MESOCOSM; SURVIVAL;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANURA; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 11144275230     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CE-04-037R1     Document Type: Article

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