Observations of interspecific amplexus between western North American ranid frogs and the introduced american bullfrog (rana catesbeiana) and an hypothesis concerning breeding interference

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 126-134

  Pearl, Christopher A ^a   Hayes, Marc P ^b   Haycock, Russ ^c   Engler, Joseph D ^d   Bowerman, Jay ^e  

^a FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^c Hyla Environmental Services Ltd   (Canada)

^d Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Complex   (United States)

^e Sunriver Nature Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; FROG; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANIDAE;

EID: 22744446777     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2005)154[0126:OOIABW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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