First detailed report of predation on anuran metamorphs by terrestrial beetle larvae

Herpetological Review

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-33

  Elron, Eldad ^a   Shlagman, Alex ^a   Gasith, Avital ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; METAMORPHA;

EID: 34247270299     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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