The effects of size on the diets of six sympatric species of postmetamorphic litter anurans in central Amazonia

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 392-399

  Lima, Albertina Pimentel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

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EID: 15144349371     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565453     Document Type: Article

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