Competition between the larvae of the introduced cane toad Bufo marinus (Anura: Bufonidae) and native anurans from the Darling Downs area of southern Queensland

Austral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 636-643

  Williamson, Ian ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bufo marinus; Competition; Darling Downs; Larvae; Native anurans

Indexed keywords

EID: 17944374812     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.1999.00993.x     Document Type: Article

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