An exploratory assessment of Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) tadpoles as predators of native and nonindigenous tadpoles in Florida

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 571-575

  Smith, Kevin G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FROG; NATIVE SPECIES; PREDATOR;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

OSTEOPILUS SEPTENTRIONALIS;

EID: 33745405108     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853805774806313     Document Type: Article

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