Hierarchical competition in pond-breeding anuran larvae in a Mediterranean area

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 247-261

  Richter Boix, Alex ^a   Llorente, Gustavo A ^a   Montori, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BREEDING; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); GROWTH RATE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; LARVA; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NICHE OVERLAP;

BUFO CALAMITA; PELODYTES PUNCTATUS;

EID: 34247211392     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853807780202549     Document Type: Article

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