Terrestrial versus aquatic foraging in juvenile Alpine newts (Triturus alpestris)

Ecoscience

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 404-409

  Denoël, Mathieu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diet; Feeding habits; Habitat; Newt; Optimal foraging

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT TYPE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TYMPHI MOUNTAINS; WORLD;

AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; INVERTEBRATA; SALAMANDRIDAE; TRITURUS; TRITURUS ALPESTRIS;

EID: 12344336745     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2004.11682849     Document Type: Article

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