Diet of Epipedobates flavopictus (Anura: Dendrobatidae) in a neotropical savanna

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 510-518

  Biavati, Graziela M ^a   Wiederhecker, Helga C ^a   Colli, Guarino R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; ARANEAE; COLEOPTERA; DENDROBATIDAE; EPIPEDOBATES; EPIPEDOBATES FLAVOPICTUS; FORMICIDAE; ISOPTERA; ORTHOPTERA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 11244323447     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/30-04A     Document Type: Article

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