Interspecific social interactions and breeding success of the frog Rana latastei: A field study

Ethology

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 764-774

  Ficetola, Gentile Francesco ^a   De Bernardi, Fiorenza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FROG; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANURA; RANA DALMATINA; RANA LATASTEI;

EID: 22544473346     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2005.01089.x     Document Type: Article

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