Diet of amphibians and reptiles from the engare ondare river region of central kenya, during the dry season

Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-159

  Hardy, Laurence M ^a   Crnkovic, Amanda C ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Diet; Dormancy; Dry season; Kenya; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; ISOPTERA; NEMATODA; ORTHOPTERA; PTYCHADENA; PTYCHADENA MASCARENIENSIS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33846702412     PISSN: 04416651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2006.9635546     Document Type: Article

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