Environmental complexity reduces tadpole predation by water bugs

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 136-140

  Kopp, K ^a   Wachlevski, M ^a   Eterovick, P C ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MONITORING; VEGETATION;

AQUATIC INSECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLEXITY; TADPOLE SPECIES; WATER BUGS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; HABITAT; INSECT; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SURVEY; VEGETATION;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANURA; BELOSTOMA OXYURUM; BELOSTOMATIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYLIDAE; INSECTA; SCINAX;

EID: 33646010353     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-186     Document Type: Article

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