Trophic and spatial niches of two large-sized species of Leptodactylus (Anura) in southeastern Brazil

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 243-248

  França, Leonardo F ^a   Facure, Katia G ^b   Giaretta, Ariovaldo A ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Diet; Habitat; L. ocellatus; Leptodactylus labyrinthicus; Niche overlap

Indexed keywords

ANURA; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; LEPTODACTYLUS LABYRINTHICUS; LEPTODACTYLUS OCELLATUS; SIGANUS;

EID: 11244320303     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650520400007330     Document Type: Article

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