Intraspecific competition disadvantages inbred natterjack toad (Bufo calamita) genotypes over outbred ones in a shared pond environment

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-76

  Rowe, Graham ^a   Beebee, Trevor J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Conservation; Population viability

Indexed keywords

INBREEDING; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MORTALITY; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; PREDATION; TOAD;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO CALAMITA; COLEOPTERA; DYTISCIDAE;

EID: 13844261214     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2004.00898.x     Document Type: Article

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