Distribution of tadpoles within and among Brazilian streams: The influence of predators, habitat size and heterogeneity

Herpetologica

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 365-377

  Eterovick, Paula C ^a   Barata, Izabela M ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anura; Habitat size; Habitat structure; Southeastern Brazil; Spatial distribution; Tadpole predators; Tadpoles

Indexed keywords

FROG; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; HETEROGENEITY; JUVENILE; MICROHABITAT; PREDATION RISK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM; VEGETATION COVER;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANURA;

EID: 33846258805     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/0018-0831(2006)62[365:DOTWAA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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