Intraguild predation and competition mediate stage-structured interactions between Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) and Upland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris feriarum) Larvae

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2007, Pages 131-139

  Sours, Gregory N ^a   Petranka, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH RATE; HATCHING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; LARVA; MESOCOSM; PREDATION;

ANURA; PSEUDACRIS; PSEUDACRIS FERIARUM; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 33847757564     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[131:IPACMS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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