Geographic variation of the diet of Melanophryniscus rubriventris (Anura: Bufonidae) in Northwestern Argentina

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 231-236

  Bonansea, Maria Ines ^a   Vaira, Marcos ^b,c  

^a Museo Jorge Pasquini López   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE JUJUY   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANURA; APHIDIDAE; ARTHROPODA; BUFONIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; MELANOPHRYNISCUS; MELANOPHRYNISCUS RUBRIVENTRIS;

EID: 33947540870     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2007)41[231:GVOTDO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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