Factors influencing spatial and temporal structure of frog assemblages at ponds in southeastern Brazil

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 40, Issue 29-31, 2006, Pages 1813-1830

  Kopp, Katia ^a   Eterovick, Paula C ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anura; Climatic factors; Community structure; Microhabitat use; Tadpole predators; Tadpoles

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FROG; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MICROHABITAT; POND; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES CONCEPT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VEGETATION; WATER COLUMN; WATER DEPTH;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANURA; BUFONIDAE; HYLIDAE; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; MICROHYLIDAE;

EID: 33845613926     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930601017403     Document Type: Article

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