Stomach-flushing for diet analysis in anurans: An improved protocol evaluated in a case study in Araucaria forests, southern Brazil

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-28

  Solé, Mirco ^a,b   Beckmann, Olaf ^a,b   Pelz, Birgit ^a,b   Kwet, Axel ^a,b,c   Engels, Wolf ^a,b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c STAATLICHES MUSEUM FÜR NATURKUNDE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anura; Araucaria forest; Biodiversity; Brazil; Diet; Stomach flushing

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; ARAUCARIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 23944460627     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650520400025704     Document Type: Article

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