On the natural history of the South American pepper frog, Leptodactylus labyrinthicus (Spix, 1824) (Anura: Leptodactylidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 555-566

  Silva, Wagner R ^a   Giaretta, Ariovaldo A ^a   Facure, Kátia G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anuran egg predation; Cannibalism; Ecology; Leptodactylus labyrinthicus; Reproduction; South eastern Brazil; Trophic eggs

Indexed keywords

AUTECOLOGY; CANNIBALISM; EGG PREDATION; FROG; REPRODUCTION;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANURA; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; LEPTODACTYLUS; LEPTODACTYLUS LABYRINTHICUS; LEPTODACTYLUS PENTADACTYLUS; SCHINUS MOLLE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 13244264918     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930410001671273     Document Type: Article

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