An examination of Pipa parva (Anura: Pipidae) from native and invasive populations in Venezuela

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 291-294

  Measey, G John ^a,c   Royero, Ramiro ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b Fundacion para el Desarrollo de Las Ciencias Fisicas Matematicas Y Naturales FUDECI   (Venezuela)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Diet; Invasive amphibians; Morphology; South America

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; INVERTEBRATA; PIPA PARVA; PIPIDAE;

EID: 31344480991     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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