Predation on the arboreal eggs of three species of Phyllomedusa in Central Amazônia

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 244-248

  Neckel Oliveira, Selvino ^a   Wachlevski, Milena ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; MAMMALIA; PHYLLOMEDUSA; PHYLLOMEDUSA BICOLOR; PHYLLOMEDUSA TARSIUS; PHYLLOMEDUSA TOMOPTERNA; TARSIUS; TOMOPTERNA;

EID: 3142680263     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/162-03A     Document Type: Article

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