Variation in tiger salamander density within prairie potholes affects aquatic bird foraging behaviour

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 926-934

  Benoy, Glenn A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; OCEAN HABITATS;

AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES; BREEDING SEASONS; FISH POPULATIONS; TIGER SALAMANDER;

BIODIVERSITY;

AMPHIBIAN; DIETARY OVERLAP; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; POPULATION DENSITY; PREY AVAILABILITY; WATERFOWL;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM; AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM DIABOLI; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANAS; AVES; AYTHYA; FULICA AMERICANA; INVERTEBRATA; PODICIPEDIDAE;

EID: 27744556938     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-081     Document Type: Article

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