Temporal partitioning of reproductive activity in a neotropical anuran community

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 271-280

  Gottsberger, Brigitte ^a   Gruber, Edith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Calling activity; French Guiana; Frog; Neotropics; Reproductive phenology; Tadpole; Tropical lowland forest

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; FROG; PHENOLOGY; RAINFALL; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL FOREST;

FRENCH GUIANA; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; DENDROBATIDAE; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2542487727     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467403001172     Document Type: Article

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