Trophic niche of cave populations of Speleomantes italicus

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 40, Issue 29-31, 2006, Pages 1841-1850

  Vignoli, Leonardo ^a   Caldera, Federico ^a   Bologna, Marco A ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibia Salamander; Central Italy; Speleomantes italicus; Trophic niche

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AMPHIBIAN; CAVE; DIETARY OVERLAP; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; LIMESTONE; NICHE; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREY SIZE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL SELECTION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UMBRIA;

AMPHIBIA; DIPTERA; EURYCEA LUCIFUGA; HYDROMANTES; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 33845678013     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930600973598     Document Type: Article

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