Body size, competitive interactions, and the local distribution of Triturus newts

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 559-567

  Van Buskirk, Josh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Character displacement; Community ecology; Competition; Predation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); METAMORPHOSIS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LARVA; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SALAMANDER; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMASS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LARVA; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL; TRITURUS;

AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA; TRITURUS; TRITURUS ALPESTRIS; TRITURUS CRISTATUS; TRITURUS HELVETICUS;

EID: 34247202195     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01218.x     Document Type: Article

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